On Sunday afternoon the ABC’s election analyst, Anthony Green, called the election for Labor, predicting it would form majority government with 48 seats. George Christensen (@GChristensenMP) To Qlders who voted One Nation, I'm sorry we in the LNP let you down. Queensland election result shows Australia is done with two-party contests | Ben Raue Read moreThe federal Labor leader, Bill Shorten, congratulated Palaszczuk on a “fantastic campaign”, noting although the final result is unknown “it’s clear that Labor is close to forming government”. The resources and northern Australia minister said he would not “sugarcoat” the poor result for the LNP but blamed the conservative vote splitting between the LNP and One Nation. The federal Greens leader, Richard Di Natale, told ABC24 the result was “outstanding” for the Greens, citing double-digit swings in inner Brisbane electorates.

Source: The Guardian November 26, 2017 00:26 UTC