‘We’ve Been Defined by Our Opponents’: Liberal’s Peter Dutton Concedes Election

Dutton said the Liberal family was hurting right across the country, including in his electorate of Dickson.

Australia's Opposition Leader Peter Dutton stands with his family as he concedes defeat in the general election at the Liberal Party election night event in Brisbane, Australia, on May 3, 2025. Patrick Hamilton/AFP via Getty Images

Peter Dutton, leader of Australia’s centre-right Liberal Party, has conceded the election and his seat of Dickson in front of party faithful in Brisbane on election night.

The centre-left Labor Party is projected to win a majority government with 85 seats, while the Greens have two, independents nine, and others two.