In May 2025, the Australian Liberals suffered a devastating election loss to the centre-left Australian Labor Party, including the loss of the seat of former Opposition Leader Peter Dutton. Despite the unpopularity of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the incumbent government won 95 seats, while the Liberals have maintained 43 seats. They presumed that Albanese’s incompetence, the cost-of-living crisis, a stalling economy, and a tide of populist right-wing parties elected worldwide would automatically shift the tide back to them. They were proven wrong, with Labor earning 95 seats: the best performance for the party since 1987. Labor’s campaign against the Liberals was demoralizing, but effective in highlighting Dutton’s weak agenda.
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