Peter Dutton has been seen in public for the first time since losing his seat and the federal election. Peter Dutton has returned to Canberra for the first time since Saturday night’s election wipe-out. The former opposition leader flew in to Canberra Airport on a domestic Qantas flight early Wednesday afternoon.

US President Donald Trump says he is "very friendly" with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who was re-elected over the weekend in a landslide victory. "We have had a very good relationship," Trump told the Sydney Morning Herald at the White House on Sunday, in his first remarks about the Australian election.

National News Network Political Editor Clare Armstrong says outgoing Opposition leader Peter Dutton is a “control freak” who ran a “very tight ship”.