Tom Crowley

Innes Willox says another net zero debate would "hobble" the Australian economy and undermine investment decisions.

The Queensland senator will replace Adam Bandt in a "consensus" decision of the party room.

The Australian government continues to lobby for Dr Yang, who is imprisoned in China and has a cyst on one of his kidneys.

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, who did not run for deputy Liberal leader after Angus Taylor lost the leadership ballot, says Mr Taylor should be on winner Sussan Ley's frontbench.

For the second time, Ley will take on a job held by Peter Dutton in need of damage control.

Nationals leader David Littleproud has signalled commitments to net zero, like all Coalition policies, are up for debate, prompting some Liberals to question the immediate future of the partnership in opposition.

Kevin Hogan was elected deputy and Bridget McKenzie was elected to remain as Senate leader.

The Liberals, Greens and Nationals will consider their leadership this week as Labor weighs a new frontbench amid internal jostling.

Liberal internal polling was predicting as late as the final week that it would pick up seats, leaving it sleepwalking into disaster.

A reshuffle could see at least two elevations to cabinet from the new and enlarged Labor Caucus.

The election result is a tale of two cities — Labor has picked up healthy swings on first preferences in affluent areas but there are signs of discontent in the outer suburbs.

On current projections, Labor would need only either the Greens or the Coalition to pass legislation and would not need to negotiate with other crossbenchers.

The loss of Peter Dutton's seat has forced the question of who will replace him to lead the smallest Liberal party room in the party's modern history.

Anthony Albanese has declared victory, while Peter Dutton has conceded his own seat in a landslide loss.

The budget bottom line would be worse in the first two years of a Dutton Coalition government than under Labor, the party's costings have revealed.

Liberals say the Boroondara City Council threatened Amelia Hamer's implied constitutional freedom of political communication when it took down her signs.

Advance Australia is one of several relatively new groups aiming to replicate the success of activists on the left, but confronts a more fragmented right.

While there is broad agreement that Peter Dutton has a narrower path to victory than Anthony Albanese, campaigners are bracing for the unexpected.

Bridget McKenzie says the Coalition believes in principle that electric vehicle drivers should pay a road use charge and will consider one in government, while insisting it will not be a "tax". 

The PM has declined to elaborate on a hint that Australian intelligence was aware of Russia's request to base a plane in Indonesia. 

Peter Dutton said some of the 41,000 cuts would be achieved by not proceeding with unfilled vacancies, but political opponents and experts say the numbers don't add up.

The phrase "critical minerals" reflects the demand for them around the world, but China's market dominance means there are traps for new players such as Australia.

The third leaders debate saw both Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese pulled up for using "talking points" in a clash which came after hundreds of thousands of Australians had already cast their ballots.

Both Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton paused campaigning today, however attended the third leaders' debate as planned in Sydney.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have both begun their campaigning in Sydney today.