Where the last seats may fall
With the election count going down to the wire who will be reach the magic number of 76 seats? Fairfax's Peter Martin explains.
With the election count going down to the wire who will be reach the magic number of 76 seats? Fairfax's Peter Martin explains.
It's for John Howard to decide if an apology is required for going to war against Iraq in 2003, says Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. Courtesy ABC News 24.
With the election count going down to the wire who will be reach the magic number of 76 seats? Fairfax's Peter Martin explains.
Just how beneficial are Australia's free trade agreements? Fairfax's Peter Martin explains.
The new Trans-Pacific Partnership may not deliver the benefits the government is claiming, says Peter Martin.
Even if the Prime Minister forms majority government he will have to deal with the right wing in the Senate & his own party says Opposition Leader Bill Shorten. Vision ABC News 24.
Watch the One Nation senator elect take a swipe at the way the media has treated her since Saturday's election.
It's a comment that may come back to bite Malcolm Turnbull - his pre-election observation that a Labor government would be better than a hung parliament. Courtesy ABC Kitchen Cabinet
With the election result still unknown, the maverick MP could be the one to break a deadlock.
The Treasurer has blasted the Labor party for the way they ran their campaign. Courtesy ABC News 24.
Lessons need to be learnt and trust regained after the unexpected election result according to the PM. Courtesy ABC News 24.
Turnbull attacks Labor's "Mediscare" campaign but Shorten sticks to his guns, offering the Coalition his own four-point plan to "regain the public's trust" over health funding. Vision courtesy ABC News 24.
Malcolm Turnbull is contemplating calling a snap election to shore up his leadership - at least that's Bill Shorten's claim. Courtesy ABC News 24
In a press conference on Tuesday, Malcolm Turnbull went on the attack over Labor's pre-election claim that the Coalition planned to privatise Medicare. Vision courtesy ABC News 24.
The official cash rate remains at 1.75% as the Reserve Bank holds off cutting rates - for now. Peter Martin explains.
The former PM offers his observations following the unexpected election result. Courtesy ABC News 24.
The former Abbott chief of staff turned political commentator during the election campaign and wasn't afraid to say what she really thought. Courtesy SKY News.
Numbers will be tight in the new House of Representatives, so a new government is likely to look to a crossbench MP to be speaker.
The Opposition leader says Malcolm Turnbull is not up to the job of being PM. Courtesy ABC News 24.
It was interesting in Queensland with the State bringing back a former politician, farewelling a young one and giving a frontbencher a scare.
The Liberal Party has paid the price for turning its back on its conservative base and Malcolm Turnbull bears much of the responsibility, says the right-wing South Australian senator.
The former Abbott chief of staff turned political commentator during the election campaign and wasn't afraid to say what she really thought. Courtesy SKY News.
Numbers will be tight in the new House of Representatives, so a new government is likely to look to a crossbench MP to be speaker.
The votes are cast, but counting them is no simple task. Peter Martin explains the process - and why it takes so long.
Malcolm Turnbull may still form government, but Bill Shorten is the real winner, says James Massola
The challenges have only just begun for Malcolm Turnbull, even if he is able to form a government. Analysis with Mark Kenny.
Fairfax photographers Andrew Meares and Alex Ellinghausen have been with Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten each and every one of the 54 days between the election being called and poling day.
The hurly-burly of the 2016 election campaign, as seen through the eyes of Fairfax reporters and photographers.
Despite Bill Shorten declaring otherwise, the Greens believe Labor would enter into a power-sharing deal if neither major party wins power in its own right.