Quotes
We will be a disciplined, orderly government in our second term, just like we have been in our first,
the prime minister said at the cafe
I’m looking forward to rolling out the changes we announced on a national regime for occupational licensing, the non-compete clauses change, the competition policy I’m working up with the states,
he said on ABC TV’s Insiders program on Sunday morningI’m slightly positive. Hopefully it’s gonna be a minority government and the Greens get a balance of power,
the engineer (41), said
I feel like the cost of living and also childcare [costs], because that’s a key issue I find. There need to be more teachers,
Ms Tonagh saidI think a lot of quiet Australians have come out today to support the coalition,
Mr Dutton said after lodging his vote in his Brisbane district, which he narrowly holds for the Liberal PartyWe have real wages going up, we have inflation going down,
the prime minister said, before travelling to his home district in Sydney to cast his vote
My job’s here to represent Australia’s national interest. The first thing I’ll be doing is going to Canberra.”
Asked by reporters on Sunday when he would go to the US to see US President Donald Trump, he said.jpg)
On polls, there's a lot of undecided voters. We have a mountain to climb,
Albanese said on Friday
Dutton was unable to match the prime minister’s policy commitments to address the cost of living,
she saidIt’s a tough business, politics, there’s no doubt about that, and it would have been a tough night for Peter, but he was generous,
he saidI think there’s a stronger contingent in a number of states, and so I always think you can never have too many Queenslanders,
he saidWe didn't do well enough during this campaign, that much is obvious tonight, and I accept full responsibility,
he said
Australians have chosen to face global challenges the Australian way, looking after each other while building for the future,
he saidWe take out this task with new hope, new confidence and new determination. Together we are turning a corner and together we will make our way forward,
he saidLabor will form government in the next parliament. It's a big swing that's on at the moment. I can't see how it turns around,
ABC election analyst Antony Green told viewers
I haven't met an Australian on this campaign who said that they're better off today than they were three years ago,
he saidMy government has offered stable leadership in uncertain times,
he saidThis election’s going to be a real test of whether what we saw in 2022 is a sign of things to come, or whether the ’22 election was just a one-off flash in the pan,
Ghazarian said