The Opposition Leader's concession speech was made two days after Labor's longest-serving prime minister Bob Hawke died, aged 89. He also declared Mr Morrison, who replaced Mr Turnbull as PM in August, would be a Liberal Party legend. Unlike his confident opponent Mr Shorten this morning, Mr Morrison shied away from predicting the result. Mr Shorten cancelled last-minute campaigning in Brisbane to focus on remembering Mr Hawke at memorial events in Sydney. Mr Morrison spent the final full day of his campaign targeting a clutch of key seats throughout Queensland and NSW.

Source: Daily Mail May 18, 2019 11:33 UTC