The Australian electoral system is among the most complex in modern democracies. It comprises three levels of government—federal, state and territory, and local—each with its own election cycles.

Supporters cheer during Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s victory speech at the Labor Party’s election night event in Sydney, on Saturday, May 3, 2025. - Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images ...

Before Australia's federal election on 3 May, all three seats here were Liberal-held - though only by small leads, with Dutton's electorate of Dickson having the narrowest in the state.

A1: The landslide victory for Labor and wipe out for the Liberal Party of Australia will affect both parties—and the direction of the Australian government. The Liberal Party is heading into the ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after his re-election on May 3, 2025. [AP Photo/Rick Rycroft] The election resulted in a victory for the incumbent Labor Party and a wipeout of the ...

At the 2022 election, the website registered 2,200 of Australia’s 7,000 polling places as serving democracy sausages or other snacks and Dawson expected at least that number would participate on ...

Australia's prime minister says he had 'warm' conversation with Trump on tariffs after recent re-election 'I thank him for his very warm message of congratulations,' Australian PM Anthony Albanese ...

[1/2]Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at a Labor party election night event, after local media projected the Labor Party's victory, on the day of the Australian federal election ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Anthony Albanese claimed victory as the first Australian prime minister to clinch a second consecutive term in 21 years Saturday and suggested his government had increased ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Anthony Albanese claimed victory as the first Australian prime minister to clinch a second consecutive term in 21 years Saturday and suggested his government had increased ...