Labor claims 35-vote victory in cliffhanger Herbert seat
Labor candidate Cathy O'Toole looks set to secure the federal electorate of Herbert by 35 votes after Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull travelled to Townsville earlier in the week.
Labor candidate Cathy O'Toole looks set to secure the federal electorate of Herbert by 35 votes after Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull travelled to Townsville earlier in the week.
Federal Labor is outraged Attorney-General George Brandis has been involved in scrutineering votes in the final undecided seat of Herbert.
The son of murdered NSW police accountant Curtis Cheng has called on Pauline Hanson to stop citing his father's death in her political comments.
A recount in Australia's tightest election race will start in Townsville on Thursday after just eight votes separated the two main candidates for the north Queensland seat of Herbert.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is coy on Cabinet's decision regarding nominating Kevin Rudd for UN Secretary on Thursday Afternoon.
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