The tight election comes as many voters defied Mr. Turnbull’s call for political stability in the wake of the global aftershocks of the U.K.’s vote to leave the European... SYDNEY—Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s gamble on early elections appears to have backfired, with the results still too close to call early Sunday and his conservatives struggling to secure enough seats in Parliament to form a government outright.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 02, 2016 10:40 UTC