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The usual story for a first-term government is a loss of seats, as voters send it a message, but ultimate survival.

Anthony Albanese hopes to become the first Australian prime minister in 21 years to lead a political party to consecutive election victories

Now that an election has been called, Australian voters will go to the polls on May 3 to decide the fate of the first-term, centre-left Australian Labor Party government led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

They are neither as leafy nor as affluent as much of the Liberal heartland, but Peter Dutton believes the outer ring-roads of Australia’s capitals provide the most direct route to power. He has been telling his MPs these once-safe Labor-voting suburbs are where the 2025 election can be won.

The Albanese government has a fighting chance of winning the 2025 election, but will need to achieve in five weeks of campaigning what it hasn’t in three years in office. That is, work out a narrative explaining what it’s about and that can persuade Australians to back it for a…

After weeks of speculation, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today called the 2025 federal election for May 3. This will be an election for all 150 House of Representatives seats and 40 of the 76 senators (a normal House and half-Senate election).

Australia has not ousted a government after just a single term since 1931

With Albanese set to call poll for early May, Dutton pledges cheaper gas and petrol; bipartisan call for investigation into group chat fiasco

The election campaign is finally official - and Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are wasting no time telling voters why they should vote for their parties.

The coalition have pledged gas investment to bring down power prices as they position themselves as stronger leaders for the nation ahead of the election.

The Labor Environment Action Network says it won’t ‘sugar coat’ its reaction after working ‘so hard’ on obtaining commitment for EPA