Russia reportedly wants military base in Papua

The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled his new Cabinet line-up and made no apologies for the dumping of former frontbenchers Mark Dreyfus and Ed Husic by the Labor factions.

Angus Taylor and Sussan Ley have both confirmed they will contest the Liberal Party leadership.

Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has announced she's leaving the National Party room and moving to the Liberals.

In a shock result, the leader of the Australian Greens, Adam Bandt, has lost the seat of Melbourne.

As the Liberals continue to analyse why they lost the election, prominent Indigenous figures suggest divisive politics played a role.

The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is back in Canberra after Labor's shock landslide election win. The other parties and independents are assessing their results.

The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have spent the final full day of their campaigns traversing the country.

The Coalition has released the costings for its policies two days before the election.

The trial is of Erin Patterson, accused of murdering three relatives and the attempted murder of another by serving them a meal containing poisonous mushrooms, is underway.

The Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers is trying to reassure voters that a re-elected Labor Government wouldn't jeopardise the nation's prized Triple A credit rating.