Following the 2013 election, Bill Shorten was elected federal Labor leader in October by a new system which gave rank and file party members 50% of votes for the party leadership.
At the 2014 Victorian state election, Labor led by Daniel Andrews defeated the one-term Coalition government, At the 2014 South Australian state election, Labor led by Jay Weatherill retained government for a record fourth four-year Labor term, in power since 2002.