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Australia Reacts to Turnbull’s Election Victory: Thank Fuck That’s Over
Now is the time to stand back and ask ourselves the important question: Was that just the most boring election campaign of all time?
It’s been 48 hours, and nobody has any clue who won Australia’s election
The election was Saturday, but there is total confusion about whether Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be able to hang onto government — or whether his own party will turf him first.
A Leaked Copy of the Acceptance Speech Bill Shorten Probably Won’t Read
Good evening, my name is Bill Shorten and for the next 14 months I'll be your new Prime Minister.
If a Politician Had to Punch You in the Face, Who Would You Choose?
As the most boring election in the universe draws to a close, this was the only question our nullified brains could churn out.
Politics in the Wild: Talking Strategy With Competitive Boardgamers
No one knows strategy—political or otherwise—like professional boardgamers. So we sent Maddison Connaughton to ask some amateur strategy experts who's playing to win this election: Malcolm or Bill?
VICE Australia's Election Podcast: Episode 3 Highlights
In our final episode, we examine what it's like to be a journalist held hostage by one of the longest election campaigns in Australian history, Penny Wong's comments on the plebiscite, and Scott Morrison's painful revelations of discrimination.
Politics in the Wild: Hens Night
Should same-sex marriage be legalised? Is Malcolm Turnbull hot? VICE's Maddison Connaughton crashes a stranger's hens party to tackle this election's big questions.
Bill Shorten Promises Australia Super Fast 'Game of Thrones' Torrenting
Labor is pitching a fibre-to-the-premises NBN, which will be up to 40 times faster than the Coalition's plan.
VICE Australia Election Podcast: Episode 1 Highlights
Aamer Rahman, Nayuka Gorrie, Jarni Blakkarly, and Heath Pickering talk feminism, Recognition, and George Christensen's attempted turtle bribery.
VICE Australia's Election Podcast: Why is Turnbull v Shorten So Goddamn Dull?
In Episode 1, Aamer Rahman talks political apathy, feminism, Recognise vs Treaty, and George Christensen's attempted turtle bribery with political pundit Heath Pickering, activist Nayuka Gorrie, and journalist Jarni Blakkarly.
If Labor Wants to Win, Why Don't They Just Team Up With the Greens?
A Labor-Greens coalition could give the Liberals and the Nationals a run for their money. Osman Faruqi investigates whether it could actually happen.
Election Breakdowns: Same-Sex Marriage
The Labor and Liberal parties have very different policies when it comes to marriage equality. In the first episode of our new politics series, VICE breaks down what your vote in this year's Australian election means for same-sex marriage.