Krishani Dhanji

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Krishani Dhanji

Liberals have expressed outrage over the Nationals’ decision to abandon and then return to the Coalition, with one claiming David Littleproud has “shredded” his leadership with the short-lived split and that it will be hard for the two parties to trust each other again. The comments came as Michael McCormack declined to rule out standing up in a future leadership ballot, after saying he was “ambitious” for Littleproud’s leadership on Friday morning.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Krishani Dhanji

The 2025 federal election was historic in many ways. It delivered the most dominant Labor win in decades, and threw up some of the closest-ever contests in seats such as Bradfield and Goldstein. Tim Wilson was declared the winner by fewer than 150 votes in Goldstein, in inner-Melbourne, but in Bradfield the full distribution of preferences left Liberal Gisele Kapterian only eight votes ahead of her opponent, independent candidate Nicolette Boele.

2 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Krishani Dhanji

There will be a full recount in the Sydney seat of Bradfield, after the Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian led the independent Nicolette Boele by just eight votes at the end of the final distribution of preferences. The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) immediately announced a recount, as is the longstanding practice in any seat when the final margin is 100 or fewer. The AEC said the recount would begin on Monday and might take up to two weeks.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Krishani Dhanji

There will be a full recount in the Sydney seat of Bradfield, after the Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian led the independent Nicolette Boele by just eight votes at the end of the final distribution of preferences. The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) immediately announced a recount, as is the longstanding practice in any seat when the final margin is 100 or fewer. The AEC said the recount would begin on Monday and might take up to two weeks.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Dan Jervis-Bardy |Tom McIlroy |Krishani Dhanji

Liberal MPs are prepared to accept the Nationals’ watered-down demands to preserve the Coalition, clearing the path to reunite the parties after a dramatic split that has exposed deep internal divisions, bruised both leaders and bolstered Anthony Albanese’s grip on power. But the split is expected to have ongoing repercussions even if it is patched up, as both sides privately accuse the other of capitulating during negotiations.