A swing away to independents and minor parties is evident in early counting; Zali Steggall has retained her seat of Warringah; Social Services Minister Anne Ruston says, “it will be tight tonight”. Follow live election updates here.
Greens leader Adam Bandt has been speaking on the ABC. With the party’s vote heading up in across the country, Mr Bandt said the Greens were seen as a real alternative to the major parties and a “better way of doing things.“
A plank of the Greens ask if it holds the balance of power in the Senate is to end all new oil and gas projects. “I’m really pleased and excited to see the results coming in for some of those independents ... we welcome their entrance into race,” he says.
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