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Election 2022 results LIVE updates: Anthony Albanese, Penny Wong in Japan for Quad meeting; Peter Dutton expected to become Liberal Party leader
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.
- by Broede Carmody
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Liberals must ditch culture wars, protect minorities and ‘prioritise fairness’
Amid the election fallout, Liberal senator Andrew Bragg warned “moving to the extremes only guarantees electoral purgatory”.
- by Michael Koziol
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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.
- by Anthony Galloway and James Massola
‘Watershed moment’: Parliament makes important diversity gains
The Labor caucus will be notably more diverse, with the likely addition of six MPs from non-European, non-Indigenous backgrounds.
- by Matthew Knott
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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.
- by Osman Faruqi
Albanese seeks briefing on COVID-19 ‘step-up’ as experts push for fourth jab
The new PM has directed the Health Department to prepare a briefing on COVID-19 as one of his first agenda items after returning from Japan.
- by Dana Daniel
Opinion
Climate policy
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.
- by Tim Flannery
‘Be prepared to overhaul the system’: University leaders urge Labor to prioritise funding issues
University vice-chancellors have urged the incoming Labor government to prioritise a review of the Coalition’s controversial fee changes and increase investment in research.
- by Lisa Visentin
The latest illustrations from artist Cathy Wilcox
The latest work by Sydney Morning Herald editorial cartoonist Cathy Wilcox.
