Long known as a spectacle of quirky Euro-kitsch, this year's contest more closely resembled singing TV shows such as The Voice. Notable exceptions, however, were Iceland's Hatari and our own Kate…

The Coalition should not use this unexpected win to allow itself to be complacent and drift. It needs to work out its agenda for the next three years and how it allows internal debate.

The result in Warringah can be seen as being fought on local issues, where the former prime minister had come to be out of step with his constituents.

Labor's defeat revives a familiar problem in Australian political history: the left's inability to show how its policies can improve people's material conditions.

The Coalition should not use this unexpected win to allow itself to be complacent and drift. It needs to work out its agenda for the next three years and how it allows internal debate.

We now wait for the final count of seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate - and in the meantime, government continues.

The outcome is completely opposite to the polls, which all had Labor ahead going into the election, albeit narrowly and with some tightening during the campaign.

How did the numbers of election 2019 fall across the country? And what seats are still in play?

This result, which is vastly different from what opinion polls were indicating, shows the probability of "herding" in polls, and also emphasises that betting odds are to be treated with great caution.

Policymaking is no longer based solely on what a party stands for. Now, it also matters how a decision is going to play in the opinion polls – and that's a problem for our political system.

No present leader touches Hawke for charisma, popularity or communications skills, even leaving aside the larrikin history.

Online bookies can tap into the wisdom of the crowd better than pollsters.

How much does your socio-demographic background such as income, type of work and where you were born affect who you vote for? Quite a lot.

Most of all, Hawke will be remembered as a reformer — presiding over a set of economic reforms that modernised the Australian economy.

Here are the promises and policies of the Coalition, Labor, the Greens, One Nation and more.

Although not pitched as one, Avengers: Endgame is an environmental movie. But in reality, we need to face our fears and find solutions, rather than perpetuating the fantasy of regressing into the…

Australian cities have a glut of parking, even as politicians move to protect parking spaces or promise even more. There are better ways to keep congestion manageable and our cities liveable.

The entire Cocos (Keeling) Island group is a little more than twice the size of the Melbourne CBD. So it’s hard to envision 414 million debris items washed up there.

From doted-on child to Rhodes Scholar, ACTU president and ultimately prime minister, Robert James Lee Hawke had a significant impact on Australian life.

Both major parties have promised more money to help boost apprenticeship numbers, including by providing incentives to employers. But history shows this isn't the best way to spend public dollars.

The world's highest selling writer says 22-hour working days are the route to literary riches. But, say, our literary experts, there's more than one way to skin a cat.

The power to select, name and decide the meaning of these items makes Europeans the authors of African history.

The instant asset write-off is encouraging businesses to buy things they don't really need, and Labor's is worse.