Federal Election 2025

When we look back, we can see the road to election day has had a multitude of signposts, flashing red lights, twists, turns and potholes.

More than 36 per cent of West Australians have headed to the polls early, with nearly half the country having already voted ahead of Saturday’s close of polls. 

Labor member Patrick Gorman will be pushing to maintain the seat he has held since 2018. 

You can hardly blame Australians for being late to the party when it comes to elections. Here are some of the defining moments of the past five weeks. 

The Prime Minister finished his election campaign with confidence, a passionate plea for a second term, and a poke in the eye for his opponent - although he also faced a confrontation of his own.

Labor is on track for victory on Saturday but is unlikely to get the majority government Anthony Albanese is still aiming for.

EDITORIAL: The Opposition have been disappointing during this campaign, but when we vote on Saturday it’s a judgment on the past three years of compounding failure.

JACKSON HEWETT: In an election full of mudslinging over the country’s finances, it’s a shame that the clearest voice was the least heard.

Preferences could decide a swag of key election battles in WA, with a new opinion poll revealing Pauline Hanson’s One Nation could be the big winner as voters abandon both major parties.

BEN HARVEY: Behind the scenes of the secret Labor-teal preference deal so hush-hush even the candidate was in the dark.

The Opposition leader made his final pitch to Australians on Friday, saying only a Coalition government can help tackle cost-of-living and manage the economy.

Latika M Bourke has spent five weeks on the road with the Prime Minister and Opposition leader studying what shapes these two men.

Anthony Albanese was up before dawn as part of his frenetic blitz to visit three States and win over voters on the final day of campaigning. 

Labor is heading towards minority government in Saturday’s poll, but Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has predicted ‘surprises’ in a Federal election that is still too close to call. 

ELLEN RANSLEY: Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are fighting for their lives as they embark on a final blitz. Neither believe the election is guaranteed, and are alive to the potential of a 2019-style shock.