Leadership change formed the backdrop to the 2010 Australian federal election, with the replacement of Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister by Julia Gillard, the country's first female Prime Minister. Thi...
Unpopular leaders punished at the polls in 2022 election
Scott Morrison and Barnaby Joyce were the most unpopular leaders of any party since 1987, new analysis of the 2022 federal election from The Australian National University (ANU) shows. The findings come from the joint ANUpoll/Comparative Study of Electoral Systems survey of more than 3,500 voters, which examined Australians' political attitudes before and after the 21 May vote. Study co-author Professor Ian McAllister said the findings show leaders were more important than in previous elections.
Landslide
The 2025 Australian federal election saw an unexpected landslide victory for the Labor Party, the Liberal Party’s worst ever result and the continued rise of the non-major-party vote. In this book, Australia’s leading election analysts explore what contributed to this outcome, including the effectiveness of party and third-party campaigns, the changing demography of the
Guardian Essential poll: Labor’s housing and tax changes fail to win over voters as support for One Nation swells
Just 25% of Australians polled back the budget while the majority believe the government has fallen short of expectations over the past year
Victoria is about to have the most unpredictable election in living memory
Much has been written about the rise of Pauline Hanson's One Nation in the past 12 months. The Victorian election will give us our best look yet at the decline of the two-party system.
Victorian State Election November 28th 2026 - Vote Climate One
The disturbing rise of One Nation has radically changed the Australian political landscape. Vote Climate One is now forced to overhaul our strategic preferencing advice, not just federally, but for this state election as well. We now have the threat of the Liberal Party preferencing One Nation and a potential coalition between One Nation and …
Making Victoria's Elections Fairer and More Transparent
“Fair elections are the bedrock of democracy, and we are delivering these reforms to ensure Victorians can be confident in their electoral processes.”
The unmaking of the Australian party system • Frank Bongiorno
How should we deal with a fragmented political landscape? First we need to understand how we got here
2026 Victorian Election Pendulum
(Update – Three days after this post was published, Jacinta Allan was replaced as Premier by Ben Carroll. The post has been left as originally published.) Victoria’s state election on 2…
Polling reveals SA fed seat One Nation tipped to win - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
People who want Australia to declare a "climate emergency" should instead visit a refuge for women fleeing domestic violence, a newly appointed senator Sarah Henderson believes.
Victorian Greens launch $18 billion ‘Fair Share’ Plan and make election pitch to young people and voters fed up with the major parties | The Australian Greens
Victorian Greens Leader Ellen Sandell will use the party’s Campaign Conference on Saturday to make the Greens’ clearest pitch yet to young people and voters fed up with the major parties, declaring the Greens are ‘not just here to pressure Labor, we’re here to
'I am shocked': Unpacking One Nation's spectacular rise in the polls
Pauline Hanson's One Nation has seen the fastest polling rise in modern Australian politics. What is going on?
Victorian election polls 2026 — average and ledger — Australian Election Tracker
Victorian state election 2026 polls: sourced statewide primary votes and a transparent weighted average with uncertainty bands. Latest tracker average (as of 2026-10-10): Labor 24.5%, Coalition 29.1%, One Nation 22.6%, Greens 14.9%, Others 8.9%. Not a forecast.
Alleged underworld supporters and unfounded health claims: One Nation rolls out more Victorian election candidates
Party has unveiled a steady stream of contenders for state election, including a former councillor who lost his licence for drink-driving
Victorian state election 2026 candidates — sourced tracker — Australian Election Tracker
Victorian election 2026 candidate tracker: independently sourced announced, endorsed and nominated candidacies across 88 Assembly districts and 8 Council regions. Open JSON/CSV — not the VEC, not a forecast.
Everyone’s talking about the polls: The Age does it differently
Where voters will ultimately land on the question of Victoria’s leadership is becoming increasingly difficult to predict. Fortunately, Age readers are in good hands when it comes to assessing the political mood.
