A year on from the election, what has the Albanese government achieved?

The Conversation · May 03, 2026 · 1033 words · By Pandanus Petter

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The article reviews the first year of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's government following the 2025 election, assessing progress on key promises regarding the cost of living, environment, health, and housing. It notes a mix of achieved policy goals and ongoing challenges, concluding that public anxiety remains high despite government efforts.

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22 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Prime Minister Anthony Albanese... won 94 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives”

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Multiple sources provide conflicting numbers for the 2025 election. One web search result explicitly states Albanese won 94 seats, while another graphic shows him on 85 seats. Wikipedia confirms the election took place on 3 May 2025 with 150 seats up for election, but the specific seat count is inconsistent across the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A federal election was held on 3 May 2025 to elect members of the 48th Parliament of Australia. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives were up for election, along with 40 of the 76 seats in the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 48th Parliament of Australia is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the Commonwealth of Australia, composed of the Australian Senate and the Australian House of Representatives. The 4…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/48th_Parliament_of_Australia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A federal election is scheduled to be held by 2028 to elect members of the House of Representatives and half of the Senate to the 49th Parliament of Australia. The incumbent Labor government, led by P…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Australian_federal_electi…

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“Labor had its best result in terms of seats since 1943”

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One web search result explicitly states that Labor's win at the 2025 federal election was its biggest since 1943. No other independent sources in the provided evidence corroborate this specific historical comparison.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday of September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the de…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of labor is a member of the Cabinet of the United States, and as the head of the United States Department of Labor, controls the department, and enforces and suggests laws …
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“Labor’s primary vote share was around 35%”

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The provided evidence does not contain the primary vote share for Labor in the 2025 Australian election. One result mentions a 35% vote share for Labour/Conservatives in UK local elections, which is irrelevant.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Keith E. Sonderling (born November 25, 1982) is an American attorney who has served as the acting United States secretary of labor since 2026. Sonderling has additionally served as the United States d…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lori Michelle Chavez-DeRemer (; née Chavez; born April 7, 1968) is an American politician and businesswoman who served as the United States secretary of labor from 2025 until her resignation in 2026. …
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“Polling before the election suggested the issues on people’s minds were cost of living (57%) and managing the economy (22%), as well as the quality of healthcare (31%), crime (23%) and climate change (23%)”

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The provided evidence contains polling data for the 2024 US election and other unrelated contexts, but no specific polling data for the 2025 Australian election matching these percentages.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Parliamentary elections were held in Slovenia on 22 March 2026. The elections determined the composition of the National Assembly, which determines the government of Slovenia. The incumbent coalition …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Purdah () is the period in the United Kingdom between the announcement of an election and the formation of the new elected government. It affects civil servants, who must be politically impartial, pre…
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“After the election... economic concerns still dominated, expressed as anxiety about cost of living (36%), housing affordability (8%), taxation (10%) or economic management (12%). Climate change and the environment were still top of mind for 17% of people.”

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No evidence was found in the provided results that corroborates these specific post-election percentages for the 2025 Australian election.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 5, 2024. The Republican ticket of former president Donald Trump and Ohio junior senator JD Vance defeated the Democratic ticket of inc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — First-past-the-post (FPTP)—also called choose-one, first-preference plurality (FPP), or simply plurality—is a single-winner voting rule. Each voter marks one candidate as their favorite, or first-pref…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of rallies held by Donald Trump, who served as the 45th president of the United States from January 20th, 2017 to January 20th, 2021 after his victory in 2016 presidential election, for…
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“Immigration... was only of primary importance to 6% of people”

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The evidence provided discusses immigration in the context of the 2024 US election, not the 2025 Australian election.

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web search NEUTRAL — Surveys of 2024 election voters, nationally and in key states, found that many viewed economic conditions negatively and were motivated by the issue when they voted. Other issues that motivated voters…
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web search NEUTRAL — Immigration, mentioned by 13% of voters, ranks behind the economy as the top factor influencing their presidential vote choice and is also named by more Republicans (25%) than Democrats (3%). For thei…
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web search NEUTRAL — Half of Trump voters said the economy was the most important issue to their votes, followed by immigration (20%), democracy (12%), abortion (6%) and foreign policy (4%).
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/nbc-news-exit…

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“Labor made a lot of promises during the campaign – around 63, according to the Parliamentary Budget Office”

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The provided evidence defines 'parliamentary system' but contains no mention of the Parliamentary Budget Office or the number of promises made by Labor in 2025.

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web search NEUTRAL — A parliamentary system is a form of government based on the fusion of powers. In this system the head of government (chief executive) derives their democratic legitimacy from their ability to command …
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 12, 2016 · The meaning of PARLIAMENTARY is of or relating to a parliament. How to use parliamentary in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parliamentary

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web search NEUTRAL — In parliamentary systems, coalitions of parties can form governments. During the parliamentary vote, some candidates were offering bribes of up to $1.3 billion to secure votes. The violence this week …
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“For the first time since 1987, voters believed Labor would make the better economic managers”

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A YouTube result mentions a poll showing Labor is now trusted to manage the economy as well as the Liberals, but it does not explicitly confirm the 'first time since 1987' detail. Other sources discuss economic management generally but do not verify the specific historical milestone.

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web search NEUTRAL — This week's Essential Media poll shows that Labor is now trusted to manage the economy as well as the Liberals, and is much more trusted to ensure the econom...
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web search NEUTRAL — Clearly Chalmers sees the focus on cost of living pressures and aspiration as connecting with voters’ concerns in a way that he has long argued Labor needs to do. Meanwhile, the emphasis on working wi…
https://theconversation.com/if-labor-wins-he-is-set-to-becom…

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web search NEUTRAL — The economy must ensure and hopefully advance the health of our planet and our society. Unfortunately the Government sees the economy as paramount. It believes that this will play to it’s strength. Bu…
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“Labor promised tax cuts over the next few years, which are in train”

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“Modest rebates to energy bills continued until the end of 2025”

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“the government passed previously stalled legislation to create a national Environment Protection Agency and invest more heavily in conservation”

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“Labor enacted a 20% reduction of students’ HECS debts on June 1”

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“100,000 free places in vocational education per year to train more builders and nurses were made permanent”

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“Labor lobbied the Fair Work Commission to increase the minimum wage beyond inflation”

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“Labor also provided funding to age care providers to pay higher wages and leave entitlements as determined by the commission”

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“For eligible families, promised subsidies for childcare began in January 2026”

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“aiming for 90% to be bulk-billed by 2030... rates staying around 72%”

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“From November 1, however, expanded access to incentives for GPs began to flow, with an uptick to 81% by January 2026”

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“the government promised to restrict foreign purchases for two years during the election campaign”

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“Albanese also promised assistance for first home buyers through government-backed 5% deposits and loans”

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“the federal government is working to... delivering around 55,000 new low-income homes by 2030”

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“During the 2025 campaign Albanese promised Labor wasn’t planning to revisit changes to tax settings such as capital gains and negative gearing floated in the 2019 campaign”

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