Labor’s clean sweep in Australian election suggests young male voters are bucking global trends. But why?

Experts say Labor’s clean sweep goes against trends seen across parts of the west, Asia and Africa in which young male voters are increasingly leaning towards the right. Chowdhury says the 2025 election results stop “any kind of insinuation” that young men in Australia are becoming more right wing. In Germany, there are signs young men under 30 are moving towards the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). China, Tunisia and South Korea have also experienced a surge in support for rightwing candidates among young men. “Young men have less economic opportunity [than previous generations], the jobs they relied on are disappearing, the relationship structure is breaking down.