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Anthony Albanese will hold power as prime minister after leading Labor to an extraordinary victory at the federal election and driving Peter Dutton to the brink of defeat in his home seat.

A significant swing to Labor in more than a dozen seats put Labor in position to increase its majority in parliament, with some supporters calling the results a landslide.

The results made it impossible for Dutton to claim power, whether in minority or majority government, as the opposition leader was in danger of losing his seat of Dickson on the northern edge of Brisbane.

 

The prime minister signalled his confidence in seizing key seats from the Liberals at the end of a campaign fought on the cost of living, while early counting showed Australians were shifting to Labor in battleground seats.

The voting showed the Labor candidate for Dutton’s seat, Ali France, had posted a significant gain in her primary vote, putting her in a strong position to win the seat.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the Coalition’s nuclear policy had worked against Dutton in his home seat after he said he was willing to have a nuclear power station in his local area.

Labor also made gains in electorates including Leichhardt, a seat that includes Cairns and Cape York, where the party gained a big swing in early voting and was in a strong position to win.

Aged Care Minister Anika Wells, who holds the Brisbane seat of Lilley, did not claim victory early in the night but appeared confident of holding the seat.

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         Gus Leonisky

         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.

 

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Anthony Albanese has delivered a personal pledge to Australians to repay their trust after gaining an extraordinary victory at the federal election, as Labor stunned its opponents by increasing its majority in parliament and driving Peter Dutton to defeat in his home seat.

The powerful swing put the government on track to gain at least 14 seats, with some supporters describing the outcome as a landslide, as their opponents reeled from the scale of their losses.

The opposition leader conceded defeat at the election and in his seat of Dickson in northern Brisbane, while Liberals prepared for a wave of recriminations over their campaign and a search for a new leader.

 

Albanese appeared before chanting supporters in his electorate of Grayndler in Sydney and delivered a vow to voters who had placed their trust in Labor, some of them for the first time.

“I make this solemn pledge: we will not forget that, we will never take that for granted,” he said.

“Repaying your trust will drive our government each and every day of the next three years.”

Albanese becomes the first prime minister since John Howard in 2004 to win re-election, ending a cycle of one-term leaders over almost two decades, and he becomes the first Labor prime minister since Bob Hawke in 1984 to win a second term.

Labor supporters acclaimed the result for giving the government a powerful mandate, given the rare outcome of an increased majority for a government at the end of its first term.

“Today, the Australian people have voted for Australian values – for fairness, aspiration and opportunity for all, for the strength to show courage in adversity and kindness to those in need,” Albanese said.

“In this time of global uncertainty, Australians have chosen optimism and determination.

“Australians have chosen to face global challenges the Australian way – looking after each other while building for the future.”

In a pointed moment that drew cheers from Labor supporters, Albanese prefaced his remarks with an acknowledgement of Indigenous Australians – after Dutton called during the campaign for the Welcome to Country to be scaled back at public events.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/albanese-leads-labor-to-historic-victory-as-dutton-on-brink-of-losing-seat-20250501-p5lvp7.html

 

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YOURDEMOCRACY.NET RECORDS HISTORY AS IT SHOULD BE — NOT AS THE WESTERN MEDIA WRONGLY REPORTS IT.

 

         Gus Leonisky

         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.