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The year Aussie conservatives hit rock bottom

A landslide victory for Labor at the May election has sent Australian conservatives into the political wilderness, uncertain of how they can bounce back.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese enjoys the biggest parliamentary majority since the Hawke government in 1987.

When there is chatter about democracy being under threat, Australia is rarely mentioned. And yet 2025 was the year Australia moved closer than it has in a decade to becoming a one-party state.

The May 2025 federal election was a landslide for the incumbent Albanese Labor Government, which was

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Lachlan Colquhoun Sun, 28 Dec 2025
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