“Whether you win a grand final by one goal or six goals, a win is a win is a win,” Pyne said. Independents and small parties have secured five seats in the parliament’s lower house and have won key Senate seats. The opposition Labor party is predicted to win 69, the ABC said. Reuters and AFP, SYDNEYAustralian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s conservative coalition has won enough seats to govern in its own right after a cliffhanger July 2 election, according to Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) projections yesterday. Australian Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Christopher Pyne told ABC radio that the coalition had a clear mandate to deliver on its election promises.

Source: Taipei Times July 11, 2016 15:56 UTC