The Nationals are set to determine who will lead them, ahead of a Liberal partyroom meeting that’s expected to confirm Peter Dutton as the new opposition leader.
Follow all of the latest developments with our live blog.
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By Shiloh Payne
The Nationals are about to meet
The Nationals will meet at 10am to vote on their new leadership team.
To recap, we have Barnaby Joyce, who has made his intention to remain leader clear, while Victorian MP Darren Chester and Deputy Nationals leader David Littleproud are also vying for the top spot.
We’ll keep you updated on the developments.
By Shiloh Payne
Alex Hawke throws support behind Dutton
Here’s the latest from political reporter Matthew Doran:
Former immigration minister Alex Hawke has thrown his support behind Peter Dutton for the Liberal leadership, when asked by reporters as he arrived at Parliament House.
Mr Hawke was involved in a bitter dispute within the New South Wales branch of the party ahead of the election, accused of delaying preselections in key seats in a bid to install candidates favoured by his factional ally, the former prime minister Scott Morrison.
He said having a mix of conservative and progressive traditions was “a strength” of the party.
“The regions stuck very strongly with the Liberal and National parties,” Mr Hawke said.
“The suburbs, and outer suburbs — I come from western Sydney, very strong results in western Sydney.”
“We were blindsided, I think, in areas of Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne — votes that went to the Greens, votes that went to the Teals.
“This is something we’ll have to look at, and what policies will appeal to those people.”
By Shiloh Payne
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By Shiloh Payne
Here’s what the MP’s are saying ahead of the leadership vote
Coalition Members are arriving in Canberra ahead of party meetings to determine who will become leaders.
Here’s what they’re saying ahead of the vote:
Nationals MP Michelle Landry: “Climate change is something that we seriously need to talk about. I think that it’s caused us a lot of grief and that we need to come to a serious decision about it.”
Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes: “Peter Dutton I think is going to make an outstanding leader for the Liberal party, and he’s someone who I really think is going to bring us back to that centre/right perspective as we look to rebuild into the future.”
Liberal MP Karen Andrews: “Sussan Ley as the deputy leader would give the breadth, the skills and the experience that we need to take us forward.”
By Shiloh Payne
Coalition should support Labor’s climate target, says Trent Zimmerman
Former Liberal MP Trent Zimmerman says the Coalition should now support Labor’s 2030 climate target.
Mr Zimmerman and several other inner city Liberal MP’s were ousted by climate 200 backed Independents who criticised the former government’s lack of climate action.
He says the election results show voters have rejected the Coalition’s climate policies and the Liberal and National’s should support a 43 percent reduction in emissions by 2030.
“For me I think the easy early step the opposition could take is to recognise that the labor party does have a mandate for it’s 43 per cent target and to indicate it will accept the outcome, the verdict of voters on that,” he said.
By Shiloh Payne
Political analyst: Greens to have ‘all the power in the world’ if Labor don’t form majority
It’s not yet known how much power the Greens will wield in the new federal parliament, but a political analyst says the Labor government would be foolish not to listen after the “Greenslide” in Brisbane.
Paul Williams, a political analyst at Griffith University, said the extent that the Greens could deliver on their election promises would depend on whether they hold the balance of power in the lower house.
“If Labor doesn’t get that 76th seat, then [the Greens] will have all the power in the world,” he said.
“It really does change the form, it really does change the rules of the game.”
If Labor secures a majority, Dr Williams said the Greens will have less leverage.
“The Greens will become a crossbench, rather than a pressure group, but that doesn’t mean [they] are going to be totally irrelevant,” he said.
By Shiloh Payne
Key Event
Barnaby Joyce to ‘let the party make up their own mind’
Nationals Leader Barnaby Joyce won’t say whether he believes he has the backing of the majority of his colleagues to be re-elected leader.
The Nationals spill their leadership positions ahead of each new parliament, and today Deputy Leader David Littleproud will attempt to topple Mr Joyce.
Former Veterans affairs Minister Darren Chester will also throw his hat in the ring.
Speaking on Channel 7, Mr Joyce argued the party had done well under his leadership.
“I remain sanguine, I’ll let the party room make up its own mind, it’s important as a democracy stand by the record that we want every seat we had before the election, we have three retiring members and still won those seats,” Mr Joyce said.
By Shiloh Payne
Key Event
Australia to see different side of Dutton, says Liberal MP
Former Liberal minister Stuart Robert says the Australian public will soon discover a different side of Peter Dutton.
Mr Dutton will be elected unopposed as leader of the Liberal party at a meeting in Canberra this morning.
He is a conservative with a hardline reputation and has served as Defence and Home Affairs Minister.
Mr Robert says Mr Dutton’s public persona was shaped by his national security portfolios.
“Peter Dutton has had some very difficult portfolios in terms of Immigration, Home Affairs and Defence,” Mr Stuart said.
“But he is well read, well learned has a beautiful family and a soft heart. I think Australians will be very surprised at the Peter Dutton they see.”
Mr Robert says Mr Dutton and Sussan Ley, who is running unopposed for Deputy, have the experience needed to lead the party.
By Shiloh Payne
Bates: Climate change, cost of living key issues that landed Greens’ Brisbane seat
Greens MP Stephen Bates spoke on News Breakfast a moment ago where he said throughout the campaign, there were two main issues that stuck out when talking to residents.
“Climate change was far and away the biggest issue that people brought up with us, cost of living started becoming a real issue as well from about January onwards,” he said.
Mr Bates said widespread flooding in his electorate in February made the issue of climate change “very real for people”.
“We actually had that very physical manifestation of [climate change] in our city, we actually went on a door knock once in the Wilston area, right near one of the creeks that really, really badly flooded.”
“And one of our teams went out and they came back and said there were two whole streets that had been completely abandoned. There was no-one living there anymore.”
“What were those people supposed to do? Are people supposed to move back into these homes that they know are just gonna flood and keep flooding?”
Mr Bates said the major parties weren’t doing enough to address the crises people were feeling in their homes.
By Shiloh Payne
Which seats are still in doubt?
More than a week on from last weekend’s federal election and Labor is still one seat shy of forming majority government, where the party would be able to govern in its own right.
Three seats remain in doubt after the seat of Brisbane was called for the Greens on Saturday afternoon, they are:
- Macnamara, Victoria
- Deakin, Victoria
- Gilmore, New South Wales
With 81.3 per cent of the votes counted, Labor’s Josh Burns leads by 19,878 votes in Macnamara.
In Deakin 86.4 per cent of votes have been counted and the seat of outgoing Liberal assistant treasurer Michael Sukkar is still a close call.
It’s a similar story in Gilmore where the Liberal Party’s Andrew Constance leads by only 214 votes.
By Shiloh Payne
What happened yesterday?
The ABC’s Chief Election Analyst Antony Green says there was no counting yesterday because staff were processing declaration envelopes to be ready for a big count today — that leaves us with three seats still in doubt.
Here’s a quick recap of what happened yesterday:
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese “won’t underestimate” the new opposition leader
- Finance Minister Katy Gallagher said there were significant challenges facing the economy and budget
- Mr Albanese said the Labor party has lessons to learn from its defeat in the seat of Fowler
- Teal independent Sandy Bolton, the only independent MP in Queensland, said there needs to be different politics in a different parliament
By Shiloh Payne
Liberal, National parties set to decide new leaders
The Liberals and Nationals will meet today to decide who should lead the parties following the federal election loss.
While voters had their say on who should run the country just over a week ago, politicians will today choose the new-look leadership teams for the Coalition.
The Liberal Party meeting will be quick and simple because only two people have come forward for the jobs.
Peter Dutton, who has been the defence, home affairs and immigration minister, will become the next opposition leader.
His deputy will be former environment minister Sussan Ley, who is a New South Wales MP and is not aligned with the conservative or moderate factions.
The Nationals leadership is not as straightforward, with three MPs putting their hand up for the top job.
Leader Barnaby Joyce has made clear his intention to stay.
Victorian MP Darren Chester has also put his hand up for the top job, as well as Deputy Nationals leader David Littleproud.
You can continue reading this story from political reporter Stephanie Dalzell here
By Shiloh Payne
Good morning
It’s bright and early on a Monday morning and we’re gearing up for a huge day in federal politics.
The Liberal and National parties will be voting for their new leadership teams where Peter Dutton is expected to be elected unopposed as Liberal leader.
In the Nationals party there are three contenders for the top spot.
Three seats remain in doubt and we’re expecting a big day in counting.
I’m Shiloh Payne and I’ll be bringing you the latest updates throughout the day.
