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  Within the Liberal and National Parties, there were significant ramifications for the defeat, leading to tensions between the two parties. Deputy Liberal Leader Sussan Ley was elected as the Leader of the Liberal Party, replacing Peter Dutton, and defeating Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor, with Ted O'Brien being elected as her deputy. Nationals leader David Littleproud fought off a challenge from frontbencher Matt Canavan to retain his position. Northern Territory Country Liberal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price shifted from the Nationals to the Liberal party room aiming to become Taylor's deputy, leading to discontent among Liberal moderates.
  
  The Coalition agreement between the Liberal and National parties was not immediately renewed following the election. This made the Liberals the sole official opposition, with the Nationals moving to the crossbench, with the Liberals intending on naming a shadow ministry and the Nationals planning on naming party spokespersons. The decision to separate was based on policy differences and disagreements over expectations of shadow cabinet solidarity. Eight days after the split was announced, the two parties agreed to re-form the Coalition, citing agreement on several policy areas that the Nationals had initially described as "red lines". A shadow ministry was named on 28 May including both Liberals and Nationals. Neither former Nationals leaders Barnaby Joyce nor Michael McCormack, who were both previously shadow ministers prior to the election and publicly opposed to the Coalition split, were included.
  
  The increase in Labor's parliamentary representation led to a factional realignment in its party room, with Labor Left becoming the majority. This, combined with the departure of former Victorian factional powerbroker Bill Shorten, affected ministerial appointments with shifting dynamics between the various Labor Right factions, particularly in Victoria. Labor Right faction-aligned ministers Ed Husic and Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus were not re-elected to the ministry, being replaced by Victorian MPs aligned to Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles. This led to significant tension within Labor, with both ministers being perceived as having performed well in the previous term. Former Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating also spoke out publicly against the influence of the factional powerbrokers.
  
  Despite registering only a minor decrease in their national primary vote, the Australian Greens suffered substantial losses in the House of Representatives due to swings in the seats they had won at the 2022 election. The party lost three of its four seats, including the seat of Melbourne, which it had held since 2010, where Greens leader Adam Bandt was defeated by Labor's Sarah Witty. The Greens' only remaining seat in the lower house was Ryan in Queensland, held by Elizabeth Watson-Brown. Analysts attributed the Greens' losses to a combination of factors, including controversial stances on foreign policy, particularly regarding the Israel-Gaza conflict, and a perceived shift away from core environmental issues, leading to voter alienation in key electorates. Following Bandt's defeat in Melbourne, Queensland Senator Larissa Waters was elected as the Greens' new leader, with New South Wales Senator Mehreen Faruqi defeating Western Australian Senator Dorinda Cox for the deputy leadership. Cox defected from the Greens to the Labor Party on 2 June.
  
  Clive Palmer spent approximately $60 million in the 2025 federal election on a nationwide advertising blitz for Trumpet of Patriots, including over $6 million on YouTube and Meta platforms, and sending over 17 million text messages; the party failed to secure any seats in Parliament, garnering about 1.85% of the national vote. Following this defeat, Palmer announced his retirement from politics, citing his age and a desire to focus on philanthropic efforts.
  
  Pauline Hanson's One Nation achieved its equal best result for seat total (equalling the 2016 election), increasing its Senate numbers from two to four with the election of Warwick Stacey in New South Wales and Tyron Whitten in Western Australia.
  
  The " Teal independents " all retained their seats except for Kylea Tink, whose seat was abolished after a redistribution, and Zoe Daniel, who lost her Melbourne seat of Goldstein to the previous incumbent MP Tim Wilson. In the New South Wales division of Bradfield, independent Nicolette Boele won a close contest against Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian. The count in Bradfield was the last to be completed of all seats, taking until early June.