Australian Federal Election 2016

Labor's Cathy O'Toole claimed on social media this week she had won Herbert by 35 votes.

Labor claims 35-vote victory in cliffhanger Herbert seat

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

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.

Herbert result 'on track' for this week

Incumbent Liberal National Party member for Herbert, Ewen Jones.

Tom McIlroy

Federal Labor is outraged Attorney-General George Brandis has been involved in scrutineering votes in the final undecided seat of Herbert.

Stop referencing my dad, Cheng's son tells Hanson

Curtis Cheng, who was shot dead by a 15-year-old boy outside Parramatta Police Headquarters in October last year, with ...

ONE NATION
Tom McIlroy

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.

Labor holds narrow lead in Herbert recount

Labor MP Michael Danby declares victory after "the most ugly campaign"

Nino Bucci

WA's One Nation Senate hopeful set to stand trial for stealing

Friend of Shorten arrested for alleged election day vandalism spree

Nino Bucci

Close call: Ewen Jones was eight votes behind at the close of counting on Monday.

Herbert recount to start on Thursday

Cameron Atfield

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 addresses the media during a press conference announcing ministerial arrangements.

Turnbull snubs conservatives, rewards backers

James Massola

Labor candidate Cathy O'Toole says the close result in Herbert shows how "every vote counts".

Eight votes separate Herbert candidates

Cameron Atfield

'I owe Mr Rudd a call'

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is coy on Cabinet's decision regarding nominating Kevin Rudd for UN Secretary on Thursday Afternoon.

Brian Martin appointed as Royal Commissioner

Giles defends 'get in the hole' comments

These children have been failed: Plibersek

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Clinton says Trump is encouraging Russian espionage

Latika Bourke

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Christensen's hasty Islam slurs help no one

George Christensen speaks at a Reclaim Australia rally in Mackay on July 19.

COMMENT
David Wroe

This is what Duncan Lewis, the head of ASIO, told Fairfax Media late last year about Islamist extremism's connection to the broader faith: "This is not about the religion other than the fact that it is being hijacked by ne'er-do-wells."

Lindsay Usher counting postal votes at the Australian Electoral Commission counting room in Civic.

Twists and turn in 2016 vote count

COMMENT
Peter Brent

Election 2016 was like a soccer match where the overwhelming favourites found themselves stuck at one-all at half-time, still tied after 90 minutes but then squeaked out of jail with a couple of quick goals in extra time.

Women Liberals low priority

Mr Turnbull and Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop during photos on the front steps of Government House.

COMMENT
John Warhurst

The Liberals may well be an election-winning machine, but it is a machine with a remarkable inability to elect women.

Malcolm Turnbull should listen to Indigenous Australians

Toni Hassan

After acting like a sook on election night, Malcolm Turnbull reemerged this week as someone more like a statesman or an Indigenous elder.

Liberals place all their hopes in Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull has blamed Labor's "Mediscare" campaign for the loss of seats.

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

And so, after a tremulous, difficult birth, the Turnbull government begins anew, for the first time under its own electoral steam.