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Full election results

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76 seats needed for a majority

Still to call

72.64% counted

Updated May 24, 2022, 7.04am

Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Finance Minister Katy Gallagher and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles after being sworn in.

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Labor to investigate asylum seeker boat arrival as frontbench takes shape

Labor members are questioning the timing of Australian Border Force’s interception of a Sri Lankan boat on election day, which led to the Liberal Party immediately texting millions of voters.

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by Anthony Galloway and James Massola

Albanese and Wong talking with senior members of DFAT and the Office of National Intelligence on his way to Tokyo.

Albanese wants climate consensus with Biden in first overseas meeting

by David Crowe and Anthony Galloway

ANU vice-chancellor and Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt does not believe the current funding system is fit for purpose.

‘Be prepared to overhaul the system’: University leaders urge Labor to prioritise funding issues

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by Lisa Visentin

Some experts say access to fourth doses of a COVID-19 vaccine should be expanded.

Albanese seeks briefing on COVID-19 ‘step-up’ as experts push for fourth jab

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by Dana Daniel

Peter Dutton looks likely to be the new federal Liberal leader.

Dutton all but certain to lead as Liberals circle for deputy job

by James Massola

Opinion & Perspectives

Coalition and Labor may never win back the seats they lost

These monumental shifts in how Australians vote aren’t just a short-term “protest”. They reflect a growing detachment among millions of Australians from politics as usual.

Climate action is the undisputed winner of the federal election

Parliament is set for an unprecedented shake-up after millions of voters put climate first at the ballot box, and all eyes are on what climate action can be achieved by the incoming government.

Peter Dutton likely to lead the opposition, but will he go the way of Brendan Nelson?

Peter Dutton is firming as the man most likely to lead the Coalition, but he will need to overcome voters’ perceptions of him and the rising independent vote.

The prime minister is holding high-level talks with international leaders today, Peter Dutton is all but certain to become opposition leader after a possible Liberal challenger confirmed he wouldn’t run and counting continues in a handful of seats.