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In the west, this was a cost-of-living election and Labor’s key promises were proxies for financial relief.

The race is on for the Victorian seat of Aston, where a Liberal councillor and a Labor ex-trade union official compete to replace Alan Tudge. 

William Bowe is a Perth-based election analyst and occasional teacher of political science.

New population estimates by the federal Treasury show there are 68,000 more residents in the state than had been expected, in what will prove a fiscal and political windfall for WA.

New population estimates will lead to less GST revenue for the nation’s two largest states and could strip them of federal MPs.

Anthony Albanese said he will waste no time getting down to business, with millions of taxpayers set to benefit, once the Labor leader is sworn in as the countrys 31st prime minister on Monday.

Anthony Albanese will be sworn in as the nations 31st prime minister next week - becoming just the fourth person to lead Labor to government from opposition since World War II. 

Deputy Labor leader Richard Marles remains hopeful his party can rule in its own right rather than relying on a larger crossbench, after Saturday's election brought ...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison's centre-right coalition government has been defeated at the federal election, with Anthony Albanese awaiting ...

Former President Donald Trump has already injected election conspiracy theories into Pennsylvania's Senate primary, which is almost certainly headed to a recount.