‘Disastrous’: Libs mocked for Abbott’s new job

A senior Albanese cabinet minister says former prime minister Tony Abbott will drag the Liberals further to the right after ...

Australian Federal Election 2025: How to vote, key dates, major issues, and how a government is decided

Voters are being asked to choose whether to stick with the Labor government to “build Australia’s future”, or choose a ...

Farrer by-election could remake conservative politics in Australia

The first electoral test for both new coalition party leaders, Angus Taylor and Matt Canavan, sees the opposition at serious ...

Australian by-election a litmus test for right-wing One Nation Party

Victory for the populist party in Farrer, New South Wales, would give it its first seat in Australia's national parliament.

Australia populist party surges to poll lead as budget struggles

Australia’s populist One Nation party surged past the ruling Labor party to lead a nationwide opinion poll for the first time ...

‘Lied to the Australian people’: Nationals leader Matt Canavan doubles down on election call, doesn't rule out lower house ticket

Nationals leader Matt Canavan has doubled down on his demand for the Prime Minister to call an election, as he doesn't rule ...

US-based prediction markets taking bets on Australian elections and Albanese’s word choices

Regulators and gambling harm advocates have been closely watching the rise in popularity of Polymarket and Kalshi ...

Australia's embattled Liberals tap former PM Abbott as party president, reinforcing rightward shift

By Peter Hobson CANBERRA, May 29 (Reuters) - Australia's struggling opposition Liberal Party installed former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, a pugnacious social conservative and campaigner against ...