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1 week ago | businessandamerica.com | Catie McLeod |Rafqa Touma

The new Labor ministry – who’s in, who’s outLabor ministry announced – but no portfolios divvied up as yet. We now have a confirmed list of who’s in and who’s out of the Labor ministry. You’ll remember there was a lot of tussling within the left and right factions yesterday, which saw cabinet ministers Ed Husic and former attorney-general Mark Dreyfus booted out by the right faction.

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Rafqa Touma

Parliament House a ‘miserable’ workplace: Max Chandler-MatherMax Chandler-Mather said the Greens operated against “often very hostile two major parties”. He told Triple J Jack Hack: I’ll be honest, one of the things I’m quite happy about at the moment is I don’t have to spend more time in the House of Representatives, because, like, basically every time I stood up, I got screamed and yelled at. In terms of a workplace, it was bloody awful, and frankly, a lot of the times miserable.

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Krishani Dhanji |Caitlin Cassidy |Rafqa Touma |Ben Doherty

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureLabor's election night party erupts in cheersLabor’s election night party has erupted as ABC’s Antony Green calls the election for Anthony Albanese. People are hugging, crying, laughing. There are chants of “Albo, Albo, Albo”. Immediately after, the ABC coverage discuss the potential for Peter Dutton to lose Dickson. A couple behind me turn to each other, shocked and yelling “oh my God” to each other.

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Rafqa Touma

The final Newspoll of the campaign suggests Anthony Albanese will defy the trend of recent years and become the first prime minister to win a second term since John Howard. The survey for The Australian has Labor leading the Coalition by 52.5-47.5% on a two-party preferred basis.

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Rafqa Touma

Over the past three months, Guardian Australia has been speaking to ordinary people about their everyday lives – their families, work, hobbies, stressors and hopes. These interviews have formed our Anywhere But Canberra series – a portrait of what different people across the country are dealing with in the lead up to the federal election. We wanted to see how people’s lives and perspectives shaped their votes.