Tom McIlroy

2 days ago | theguardian.com | Nour Haydar |Tom McIlroy |Miles Herbert |Karishma Luthria |Allison Chan |Camilla Hannan | +1 more

The election campaign drama continues, with Labor today swearing in a new cabinet to lead the country and the Coalition also firming up its leaders for a second term in opposition. And on Thursday, the Greens will decide who will fill Adam Bandt’s shoes after he lost his seat. Chief political correspondent Tom McIlroy talks to Nour Haydar about the two very different leadership battles in Australian politics this week – and who’s in and out of Albanese’s new-look cabinet.

5 days ago | theguardian.com | Tom McIlroy

On the Saturday after he called the federal election, Anthony Albanese hosted members of the travelling media pack for an informal drink at the Lodge. There was light rain in Canberra, forcing an event that would usually have taken place in the garden to be held inside in a relaxed sitting room with Jeffrey Smart paintings and Albanese’s record player in the corner. For a man facing a tough re-election fight, the prime minister appeared confident and relaxed.

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Tom McIlroy |Krishani Dhanji

Liberal MPs will meet in coming days to elect a replacement for the defeated opposition leader Peter Dutton after the party’s historic drubbing in the federal election. The deputy leader, Sussan Ley, the shadow treasurer, Angus Taylor, and the shadow immigration minister, Dan Tehan, are among the leading contenders for the role. The shadow defence minister, Andrew Hastie, ruled himself out of the race on Monday afternoon.

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Tom McIlroy |Dan Jervis-Bardy

Senior Liberals are warning that the party must urgently reconnect with traditional supporters, women and younger Australians if it is to find a pathway back to relevance, describing John Howard’s broad church as “broken” after Saturday’s election drubbing.

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Tom McIlroy

Just as Australians were returning from the calm of summer holidays, Labor and the Coalition both held their breath as Donald Trump took the presidential oath of office in Washington. With a federal election year under way and the Albanese government desperate to restart Labor’s flagging political prospects, Trump’s victory had emboldened conservatives in the Coalition and right-wing minor parties.