Australia's opposition party has been left reeling after a bruising defeat in Saturday's federal election, with a result that is shaping up to be its worst ever loss. Peter Dutton, the Liberal party leader,

Supporters at Labor’s election party in Sydney cheered and hugged each other as Albanese claimed victory and said his party would form a majority government.

Unlike the conservatives, Labor had resisted pledging to increase defence spending during the election to 3% of gross domestic product after a request by Washington, saying it had