05 May 2025 - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wins a second 3-year term
Australia PM Albanese makes stunning comeback with landslide win
Tiffanie Turnbull (BBC News, 04/05/2025)
Labor's Anthony Albanese has defied the so-called "incumbency curse" to be re-elected Australia's prime minister in a landslide. Official vote counting won't finish for days, but Albanese's centre-left government will dramatically increase its majority after the conservative Liberal-National coalition suffered a thumping defeat nationwide. "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.
The many ways Australia will change under Anthony Albanese's second term
Ewa Staszewska and David Aidone (SBS News, 04/05/2025)
A slew of changes is coming in the re-elected Labor government's next term. Here's how they’ll affect you. Here's some of what has been pledged: Health : Expanding the bulk billing incentive to all Australians, and introducing a new incentive for practices in a bid to boost bulk billing rates, A 24-hour '1800MEDICARE’ service will be launched to allow patients access to free after-hours general practice telehealth consultations.
Australian PM shrugs off questions about Donald Trump as other world leaders congratulate him
Josh Butler (The Guardian, 04/05/2025)
Anthony Albanese says his job is to “represent Australia’s national interest” after his thumping election win, shrugging off questions about when he might visit the United States to speak to Donald Trump about tariffs and trade. The re-elected prime minister said he had spoken to the leaders of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, France and the UK, and looked forward to calls with the presidents of Indonesia and Ukraine.
Australia's opposition left reeling after crushing election defeat
Yang Tian (BBC News, 04/05/2025)
Australia's opposition party has been left reeling after a bruising defeat in Saturday's federal election, with a result that is shaping up to be its worst ever loss. Peter Dutton, the Liberal party leader, also lost his own seat of Dickson, which he had held for the past 24 years. Labor's landslide victory means the Liberal party is now scrambling to find a new leader - and figure out what went wrong for them this election cycle.