2013年澳大利亚政治局势主要受到工党分裂以及朝野两党准备大选的影响。从年初开始，执政党工党内部就出现了公开的激烈的权力斗争，频现惊人言行，直到6月26日前总理陆克文重新组阁上台才使党将精力集中于选战。相对而言，在野的自由党—国家党联盟显得团结有序，张弛有度，最终在2013年9月7日以明显优势赢得了大选。然而，自由党—国家党联盟的上台也标志着澳大利亚保守主义政治传统的强势回潮。
The development of the Australian politics was deeply influenced by the wrangles in Labor Party and the election campaign. Since the very beginning of 2013 the open conflicts in the leadership of Labor Party strongly lashed the public opinion. To a great extent the rivalry and even the aborted coups exhausted the energy of Gillard cabinet. The concussion of Labor Party was not ended until Kevin Rudd seized the power again in June 26. In contrast，the opposition parties were focusing on election campaign，and they finally won an overwhelming triumph in September 7. However with the establishing of the new Liberal-National alliance cabinet，the Australian politics again turned to a conservative trajectory.
