“Some have accidentally overstayed. Some are in the system waiting for decisions. And some have deliberately played the system.”

A Caucus meeting is scheduled to take place to finalise new ministerial appointments, with the updated Cabinet to be sworn in shortly thereafter.

Nationally, the party now trails only Labor in primary vote share, outperforming the Coalition in every state except Victoria.

With One Nation well ahead of the Coalition in second, no two-party estimate was provided. An estimate using 2025 election preference flows gives Labor a lead under 54–46.

One Nation did not just take votes from the Coalition in country seats, It also found traction among the sort of economically squeezed, culturally disillusioned voters who once formed the heart of Labor’s industrial base.

“It’s been 2.5 years since I was elected to Parliament. What has surprised me most is the nastiness in the Chamber.”

There’s no sign of a boost for the Coalition from Angus Taylor replacing Sussan Ley.

South Australia’s election campaign is officially under way after Premier Peter Malinauskas and Deputy Premier formally received the writs from Government House, signalling the 28-day countdown to the 21 March state election.

“To reduce migrants to people who exist solely to ‘wipe bums’ is offensive and beneath the office of Premier.”

"Jacinta Price’s comments about Australians of Indian heritage were wrong and are just as offensive today as they were the first time she said them.”