We were told time and again cost of living was the biggest issue for voters at the election.So, now Labor has secured a thumping victory, what’s it going to do to make things easier? There are some extra tax cuts to come and price increases are slowing, raising hopes of happier economic times. Today, Ian Verrender, the ABC’s chief business correspondent, on what to expect over the next three years and why the Trump factor could change everything.Featured: Ian Verrender, ABC chief business correspondent
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Laura Tingle on the survival of the Liberal Party
It was a Labor win and a Coalition defeat of a magnitude few expected.Anthony Albanese has become the first prime minister to win re-election in more than 20 years, leaving the Liberal party gutted and its leader kicked out of parliament. But what will Labor do for Australians over the next three years? Today, Laura Tingle, political editor for the ABC’s 7.30 program on the landslide result and how it will change the political landscape for a long time to come. Featured: Laura Tingle, 7.30 political editor
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Politics Now: Landslide Labor victory
Anthony Albanese has been returned as Prime Minister, in a Labor landslide. On top of a bruising defeat for his party, Opposition leader Peter Dutton has lost his seat of Dickson.The victory makes Anthony Albanese the first Prime Minister to win back-to-back elections in 20-years. So, where did it go wrong for the Coalition? In this episode from the Politics Now podcast, the ABC's Patricia Karvelas breaks down the election results with political correspondent Jacob Greber. Read more of Jacob's analysis here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-03/voters-reject-peter-dutton-vision-labor-victory/105247610ABC News Daily's Sam Hawley will be back with Laura Tingle's analysis late on Sunday.Subscribe to ABC News Daily on the ABC listen app.
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Antony Green’s 2025 election guide
Opinion polls suggest Labor and Anthony Albanese will win Saturday’s election, but the ABC’s chief elections analyst Antony Green says it’s not worth predicting results.He’ll let the numbers do the talking as they come in on election night.Antony is usually the first to accurately reveal the result and this election will be his last as a presenter on the ABC after more than 30 years in the role.Today, from seats, swings and preferences to minority governments, he tells us what to look out for and shares his message to voters about the democratic process. Featured: Antony Green, ABC chief elections analyst
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Laura Tingle on Dutton’s ‘shockingly bad’ campaign
We’re now in the dying days of the election campaign with the polls suggesting enough Australians will vote Labor to return Anthony Albanese as Prime Minister. While more than four million voters have already cast early ballots, there are 18 million people in all who’ll need to make a choice and so the race isn’t over and there’s still hope for Peter Dutton and the Coalition. Today, political editor for the ABC’s 7.30 program Laura Tingle on how the past five weeks have unfolded and the missteps in the opposition’s campaign. Featured: Laura Tingle, 7.30’s political editor
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