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Tim Zee May 8, 2025

Campaign spokesperson James Paterson for the conservative Coalition in Australia's election sees a direct link between the Coalition's defeat and Donald Trump's high profile political obnoxiousness.

#Australia #AustralianElection #TheCoalition #JamesPaterson #DonaldTrump

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-08/federal-politics-live-election-albanese-labor-liberal-party/105266590?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web#live-blog-post-178124

Federal politics: Mark Dreyfus and Ed Husic dumped from Labor frontbench in factional carve-up — as it happened

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus and Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic are dumped from the Labor frontbench, while Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price announces her defection to the Liberal Party. Take a look back at how the day unfolded with our live blog.

ABC News

RainSMediaRadio May 3, 2025

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Wins Re-Election in Tight Contest https://www.rainsmediaradio.com/2025/05/australian-prime-minister-anthony.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon Follow, Like & Share #AustralianElection #AnthonyAlbanese #LaborParty #VoteLabor #ReElection

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Wins Re-Election in Tight Contest

O n May 3, 2025, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese secured re-election, leading the Labor Party to victory in a closely contested...

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Omar Moore May 3, 2025

FACTS/TRIVIA:

In Canada, the Liberal Party is center-left.

In Australia, the Liberal Party is center-right

In both countries’ federal elections this week the conservative party leader lost his seat (Pierre Poilievre, Conservatives, Canada; Peter Dutton, Liberal, Australia)

#Canada #Australia #AustralianElection

Aussiemandias May 3, 2025

Fear of a Trump planet has delivered Australia from evil #australianelection

A Guy Named Brian (he/him)May 3, 2025

And as in Canada, the Conservative Party leader may well lose his seat in Parliament: “It was third major U.S. ally, after Germany and Canada, to hold elections since Mr. Trump’s second term began in January. Even though Mr. Trump did not figure as centrally in elections here as he did in Canada, the worldwide turmoil arising from his trade and diplomatic decisions weighed on Australian voters.”

#Politics #USPolitics #AustralianElection #DefeatTrumpism

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/world/asia/australia-prime-minister-election.html

Australia Election Results: Prime Minister Albanese Wins 2nd Term

Heading to the polls amid global uncertainty arising from the Trump administration, voters opted for the known quantity of the incumbent leader, Anthony Albanese.

The New York Times

acb May 3, 2025

Sorry
#auspol #australiavotes #australianelection

Tim Zee May 3, 2025

Live coverage of Australia's election results by ABC News Australia starts at 0730 UTC/GMT.
Australia uses ranked choice voting. You can get some idea of how it works while watching election coverage.

#Australia #AustralianElection #ABCNewsAustralia #RankedChoiceVoting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er5hJ5JP_AU

COMING UP: ABC NEWS Election Night Live with full results and analysis

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Flipboard May 2, 2025

Fresh off the heels of the Canadian election, two more countries are heading to the polls this weekend. Our @NewsDesk shared a guide to the Australian election, while our @CultureDesk looked at how the Singaporean government is attempting to reach young voters. Both countries vote on May 3.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c626e935llwo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yldprrdg3o

#Australia #AustralianElection #AustralianElection2025 #AustralianPolitics #Singapore #SingaporeElection #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday