These lists of commitments and their costings for the 2025 Australian federal election were provided to the Parliamentary Budget Officer prior to election day. Lists have been provided by the Australian Greens, Australian Labor Party, the Coalition, and the Independent members for Indi and Kooyong.

An analysis of 25 power sharing parliaments in Australia outlines what crossbencher MPs might demand in exchange for their support and what can be expected of the power sharing parliament that results. It finds that typical areas of negotiation are parliamentary reform, policy reform, more staff and resources and ministerial or presiding officer positions for...

An assessment of the track records and promises of the major parties and key cross-benchers in relation to climate policy. The report concludes that the Labor Party has a credible plan to cut climate pollution, while the Federal Coalition is proposing policies that will worsen climate impacts.

Proposed changes to Australian electoral law would make elections less fair and substantially more expensive, according to this analysis of the Electoral Reform Bill. This paper finds that the Bill, which includes measures such as capping political spending and increasing transparency around donations, would disproportionately benefit established parties.

Despite occasional fearmongering about ‘hung’ parliaments, minority government and 'coalitions of chaos', the reality is that power sharing governments are common in Australia. This discussion paper examines the history of power sharing in parliaments around Australia.