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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese handed out ice creams to members of the public in Sydney earlier today. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch

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PM's victory lap, ex-National calls Coalition campaign 'disastrous' — as it happened

Anthony Albanese has received a warm reception in his home electorate after Labor's election night victory, while independent Andrew Gee — who quit the Nationals in 2022 — has described the Coalition's campaign as an "epic wipe-out".

A man hands out an ice cream cone.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese handed out ice creams to members of the public in Sydney earlier today. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch

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Greens leader Adam Bandt could lose seat, but the party might make gains elsewhere
The Greens don't appear to have picked up as many seats as expected and even their leader Adam Bandt may be in trouble.

The Greens have also conceded the loss of Brisbane, where Labor's Madonna Jarrett looks to have taken the seat from the Greens' Stephen Bates.

Bandt faces a strong challenge from Labor's Sarah Witty in his seat of Melbourne.
Redbridge Group director Simon Welsh is predicting the Greens will lose the seat of Griffith to Labor. It is currently held by Greens' housing and homelessness spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather.

But the minor party could pick up some seats in other parts of the country, in the Melbourne seat of Wills and NSW north coast seat of Richmond.
— Charis Chang
Anthony Albanese proved his doubters wrong
When Anthony Albanese stalked Opposition leader Peter Dutton in his own seat on the first day of the election campaign, the Coalition said he was dreaming.

Last night the Labor leader returned to the top job in his own right and toppled Dutton, who has been voted out of parliament and replaced by one of the many new government MPs.
A man and woman stand in front of a green poster
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese campaigned with the new member for Dickson, Labor's Ali France, on the first day of the election campaign in March. Source: SBS / Lukas Coch
Labor ran a highly disciplined re-election pitch and mounted a potent scare campaign on Medicare funding.

Even though the Coalition matched almost all of the health spending, the spectre of the budget cuts of previous years under conservative leadership came back to haunt Dutton.
— Anna Henderson
Welcome to our post-election day coverage
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of post-election day.

Labor has claimed victory in a landslide in the 2025 federal election, winning a swathe of seats across multiple states and unseating Opposition leader Peter Dutton in his own electorate in the process.

Expanding on its majority in the House of Representatives, Labor has so far claimed 81 seats, while the Coalition has picked up 35 as its primary vote plunged to almost historic lows.

Stay with us right here for all the reactions, commentary and analysis following the federal election.

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