One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has held onto her Senate seat after defeating the Coalition’s Amanda Stoker and has vowed to hold the Albanese government to account.
The Australian Electoral Commission released the results late on Friday afternoon, announcing the count was completed.
Stream more Australian news with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022 Labor’s Murray Watt and Anthony Chisholm were each re-elected, as were the Coalition’s James McGrath and Matt Canavan.In a media release Ms Hanson, 68, thanked her Queensland voters and pledged to keep the Albanese government to account.
"I thank Queenslanders for entrusting me to continue to represent them in Canberra, and I thank all those Australians who supported our party and lifted our national vote.
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