Election re-run would be pushing the envelope

Norman Abjorensen   The current uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the July 2 election has sparked speculation of a possible re-run later this year to resolve what appears to be a looming deadlock. This would take Australia into uncharted territory.

Crisis talk unwarranted and unhelpful

John Warhurst   Talk of a potential constitutional and/or political crisis following this federal election result is at best premature.

Retaining government in sight for Turnbull as slow count progresses

Latika Bourke   Your personally curated news with six things you need to know before you get going.

Comment: Why Queenslanders felt Hanson spoke for them

Murray Watt   There's no doubt that some of her supporters share her racist beliefs. However, there are many others who just feel incredibly anxious about their falling living standards.

The campaign's other big lie

Peter Martin   There's no evidence that South Australia or any other state will "benefit enormously from the free trade agreements the Coalition has signed", in large part because the Coalition has ensured there isn't.

Morrison and Bishop undermine PM's mea culpa

Michael Gordon   Listen to Scott Morrison and Julie Bishop and the explanation for the Coalition's disastrous election result is all down to Labor telling a lie about Medicare and the gullible voters falling for it.

Coalition pulls ahead as key conservative backs in Turnbull-Bishop leadership

Latika Bourke   Your personally curated news with six things you need to know before you get going.

We got it wrong. How did we do it?

Matthew Knott   The media may quibble with some of your criticism. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't listen - and reflect.

Better late than never: PM strikes leadership note

Mark Kenny   Malcolm Turnbull remains admirably upbeat about his chances of forming a majority. Why? Perhaps he knows something the rest of us don't?

Turnbull's response will be the making of him - or his undoing

Michael Gordon   On his third attempt, Malcolm Turnbull has delivered the words he should have conveyed on Saturday night.

Moir's View: Turnbull's progress

Alan Moir   Alan Moir's view on the aftermath of the 2016 Federal Election

Vindicated Peta Credlin unleashes ferocious attack on Turnbull's 'hapless bedwetters'

Latika Bourke   Your personally curated news with six things you need to know before you get going.

Instability's hardly normal, Gerry, but not all bad

John Birmingham   A billion dollars doesn't make you smart. It just makes you rich.

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Labor offers stability Coalition can't deliver

Peter Martin   In a complete reversal of rhetoric during during the campaign, Labor has emerged as the party most likely to guarantee stability after the election.

Hanson stirs nostalgia, spices it with hate

Tony Wright   "When I was growing up," said Pauline Hanson, "[Australia had] 13 million people.

Doughnut nation: the election that left a hole

Mark Kenny   If success has a thousand fathers, this government is an orphan.

The end of certainty for Turnbull

Nicholas Stuart   He will never lead a party to an election again.

The wooing: Turnbull discovers pain

Tony Wright   Prime Minister (presumptive) Malcolm Turnbull lies on his office couch, an ice-pack on his brow and a small bank of telephones assembled at his side.

Federal Election 2016: Recriminations begin

Latika Bourke   Every Monday to Friday I'll be delivering a personally-curated newsletter. Call it the double espresso of news – the morning news kickstart for busy people who want to know what they need to know before they get going.

Where Pauline Hanson's support comes from

John Harrison   Southerners are outraged at Pauline Hanson's re-election.

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Will Turnbull be a lame duck leader in a poisonous Parliament?

Michael Gordon   One Coalition insider rates the PM's chances of surviving at one in 10.

Turnbull hits out and misses the mark

Mark Kenny   The well-known Turnbull temper boiled pretty close to the surface on election night after his endlessly repeated offer of strength and stability was thrown back in his face by an unimpressed electorate.

Amid the howling, Turnbull becomes Gillard

Tony Wright   If you awoke on Sunday to a feeling of deja vu, you weren't imagining it. Six years ago Australia awoke to something spookily similar.

'Mediscare' worked because voters were scared

Peter Martin   Scare campaigns only work when they reinforce or add to what is already known.

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How we failed to see the obvious

Peter Martin   So convinced were we about a Coalition win that we paid scant regard to what was happening before our eyes.