This report presents findings from the 2025 Australian Election Study. It provides insights into what informed voter behaviour in the election and voter attitudes towards policy issues, political parties, leaders and Australian democracy. Key themes presented are public policy, leaders, minor parties and independents, generation and gender, political trust and democratic reform and foreign policy.

Disillusionment with politicians, declining trust in democratic institutions and growing support for right-wing populists creates an existential threat for traditional parties. This United Kingdom report states that this threat can’t be stemmed with bureaucratic, business-as-usual politics. It proposes that established parties must radically change how they govern and proposes four recommendations.

At the 2025 House of Representatives Election the number of Australians allocating their primary vote to candidates from the Liberal and National Parties hit a historic low. This analysis finds that correcting this issue will be extremely difficult if the Coalition’s current policy approach and public perceptions of this approach continue.

This paper reviews the outcomes of the 2025 federal election, the major party positions and how the electorate voted on climate and energy policies. It finds that a steep swing towards the ALP represents a resounding endorsement of Australia’s current plan for renewable power.

A recent trend observed in some European nations and the US is for many voters to reject the neoliberal, globalising 'elite agenda'. This report covers the political implications of these attitudes. Two findings stand out: the cost of living and values.