Order a pizza, get out the Twisties, chill the beverages and get ready for election night this Saturday.
There’s plenty of ways to stay up-to-date with what’s happening in the race to the Lodge.
The Nine Network will commence coverage at 5pm on Saturday.
Hosted by Ally Langdon and Peter Overton, ‘Election 2025: Australia Decides’ will also feature Sarah Abo with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s camp, while Karl Stefanovic will be embedded with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.
Nine’s election headquarters will feature expert political insight from Charles Croucher, Andrew Probyn, Liz Daniels and politicians Katy Gallagher, Chris Bowen and Bridget McKenzie, as well as former Defence Minister Christopher Pyne.
Channel 10 will begin coverage from 6pm, following the 5pm news, with Sandra Sully to anchor the broadcast along with trusted journalists Hugh Riminton and Ashleigh Raper.
Not known for their hard hitting election coverage, 10 is leaning in to the lighter side with The Betoota Advocate’s Errol Parker and Clancy Overell to join the broadcast live from Betoota HQ, offering their irreverent and uniquely Australian take on the night’s events.
Channel Seven is promising Australia’s “most comprehensive” election coverage, with “cutting-edge technology” that they claim will allow them to call the election before anyone else.
Michael Usher and Natalie Barr will anchor the coverage, alongside Political Editor Mark Riley and a host of political power players including Bill Shorten, Clive Palmer, Tanya Plibersek and Michaelia Cash.
Sky News will provide comprehensive election coverage throughout the day, starting at 6am with ‘First Edition: Australia Decides’.
Special coverage begins at 5pm with Sky News Chief Anchor Kieran Gilbert leading the broadcast, joined by a host of political experts ranging from Andrew Clennell to Peta Gredlin, Chris Uhlmann and Joel Fitzgibbon.
Sky News Chief Election Analyst Tom Connell will break down the data in real time to provide viewers with up-to-the-minute voting numbers, emerging trends, projections, and results across all 151 seats.
Sharri Markson and Paul Murray will be at Liberal headquarters, while Chris Kenny and Laura Jayes will be with Labor.
The ABC will provide extensive coverage across both radio and television, and there will be an emotional element attached to the TV broadcast with Antony Green – who has become something of an iconic feature on election nights – to be part of his final election coverage, with the 65-year-old entering retirement.
Radio 2GB will stick with the Continuous Call Team, but go straight to election coverage at full-time to provide a comprehensive wrap up at around 9.45pm.
For those looking for a more local look at the election here in Penrith, Troy Dodds will anchor a live blog at https://www.westernweekender.com.au from 5.30pm on election night, brought to you by Gourmet Meat Company.
Journalist Emily Chate will be with Melissa McIntosh and the Liberal Party in Penrith, while journalist Ally Hall will be with Hollie McLean and Labor at their election event.
The blog will feature all the serious updates from the night, as well as a bit of fun.
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