1. This election wasn’t about Labor.

Despite the “landslide” appearance, the re-election of the Labor Party wasn’t based on the overwhelming popularity of the Government, it was only a rebuke of the Coalition as an alternative.

If you want to see an example of a real popular mandate, look to Bob Katter being re-elected for the 13th time in a row.

Labor’s first preferences didn’t move an inch.

2. The failure of the populist right-wing to unify into a single power bloc proves the bankruptcy of their egotistical petty bourgeois world-view.

It turns out when “freedom” is elevated as your chief “organising” principle and the only sovereign you recognise is that of the individual, that excludes any form of collective discipline which makes unity impossible. What a surprise! An ideology of mavericks and cowboys produces nothing but mavericks and cowboys!

3. The victory of the ALP is ultimately a set back for the ALP.

Instead of this election being a learning opportunity to look inward, it will only embolden and justify the corruption slowly rotting the party from the inside. Any internal critique, at least for the time being, will be nullified by appearance of popular endorsement.

4. The overwhelming rebuke of the Voice Referendum in 2023 can be seen in new light with Labor’s re-election.

Clearly it was not Australia “moving right” and that plenty of people who opposed the Voice were more than willing to preference Labor over Liberal.

It also proves just how much these phoney cultural conflicts fade into the background when people are struggling just to get by. It is notable just how little Labor leaned into identity politics during this election.

5. Likewise, the absolute failure of the Greens at this election also disproves the idea that Australians are embracing more “left” politics.

The political spectrum has absolutely no explanatory power here, despite what leftist commentators (especially non-Australians) are claiming.

6. This election indirectly revealed the desire for and necessity of national political discourse that is independent of America.

Many in the media have speculated as to the cause of the public’s overwhelming rejection of Dutton at the polls but a notable one often repeated is his association with Trump.

There is a kernel of truth to this.

This election has, if anything else, shown that there is a growing desire for Australia to politically/culturally distinguish ourselves from the US.

What this will actually look like is still up in the air.

It will either manifest itself as EU-style, bureaucracy-led chauvinism masquerading as enlightened progressivism or it will develop into a genuine national movement for economic and political sovereignty.

It all depends on what class takes the lead and wins the nation as the US-led unipolar order destabilises and disintegrates.