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On election nights, dozens of different stories spin off as the votes are tallied. Usually, however, we can keep our eyes on the main narrative: will it be the red team or the blue?
Last night, something very different happened. The normal rules did not apply, and the idea of a “safe” seat became faintly ridiculous. The political colour scheme mushroomed, and ABC election analyst Antony Green spoke for the entire country when he pleaded, “sorry, my brain’s burning a little bit”.
Today, as counting continues, we have begun the process of understanding not just what happened, but why, and what it means. From Canberra, Michelle Grattan writes of the enormity of the Liberal Party’s loss. “The rout of Scott Morrison goes beyond the defeat of his government. It has left behind a Liberal party that is now a flightless bird,” she says.
She also notes that Labor leader Anthony Albanese – whose chances of forming a majority seem to be improving – has proven to be an uncharismatic campaigner but a canny one. “Albanese kept his nerve and held the party together,” Grattan says. These are useful skills to have as you prepare to be sworn in as prime minister.
Meanwhile, Anna Skarbek and Anna Malos write on what the Greens and teals’ success will mean for Labor’s climate policy. And Emma Lee tells us[https://theconversation.com/prime-minister-albaneses-victory-speech-brings-hope-for-first-nations-peoples-role-in-democracy-183454] Albanese’s victory speech – that began with a full commitment to the Uluru Statement from the Heart – brings hope for the future. “What has been beautiful is the idea that an Indigenous Voice is
no longer a wedge issue”.
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Judith Ireland
Deputy Editor, Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The rout of Scott Morrison goes beyond the defeat of his government. It has left behind a Liberal party that is now a flightless bird.
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Adrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne
If Labor wins majority government, it can thank Western Australia, which turned away from the Coalition savagely.
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Anna Skarbek, Climateworks Centre; Anna Malos, Climateworks Centre
Labor’s climate and energy policies provide an important foundation for progress. But the crossbenchers, whether they hold the balance of power or not, will demand far more.
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Emma Lee, Swinburne University of Technology
Prime Minister Albanese’s victory speech commitment to the Uluru Statement brings new possibilities for First Nations peoples’ Voice to Parliament.
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Stephen Duckett, The University of Melbourne
Primary care and COVID will be the top two challenges for new government. But the likely ministers have strong credentials.
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Yee-Fui Ng, Monash University
Labor has proposed a robust commission with strong powers, coupled with checks and balances to ensure it does not abuse its powers.
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James Laurenceson, University of Technology Sydney
Beijing has form in using the arrival of a new government as an opportunity to undertake a face-saving adjustment.
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Zareh Ghazarian, Monash University
Once referred to as its ‘jewel in the crown’, Victoria has turned its back on the Liberal Party, taking with it some of its key MPs.
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