Leichhardt was the only regional electorate to change hands on the back of a 9.7 per cent swing to Labor. The story was much the same in rural NSW, aside from two notable exceptions. One was ...

Anthony Albanese and his Labor Party won Australia's federal election with the incumbent prime minister set for a second terms in office.

Supporters at Labor’s election party in Sydney cheered and hugged each other as Albanese claimed victory and said his party ...

Analysis: Australia has fired Peter Dutton into the sun, taking much of the Liberal Party and its future with him.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton, head of the conservative Liberal Party, conceded defeat after early counting on Saturday ...