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Federal election 2022 live updates: ABC projects Labor to win government, Anthony Albanese to be next prime minister
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Federal election 2022 live updates: ABC projects Labor to win government, Anthony Albanese to be next prime minister
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Posted 20m ago20 minutes ago, updated 7m ago7 minutes ago
Labor will come to power after nearly a decade out of government.(ABC News: Ian Cutmore)
Anthony Albanese will return Labor from the political wilderness to government, seizing power from the Coalition after it has been almost a decade in office.
While it remains unclear if Labor can form a majority, the ALP is on track to finish ahead of the Coalition and more likely to reach a minority government, the ABC has projected.
"The Coalition cannot get into government," ABC election analyst Antony Green said.
This win means Mr Albanese will replace Scott Morrison as Prime Minister, making him the 31st person to hold the nation's top job.
The son of a single parent who grew up in public housing, Mr Albanese has reached the pinnacle of his career after 26 years in the parliament.
Labor started the campaign, notionally, with 69 seats.
Follow the latest updates on election night as they happen:
The Liberal Party has suffered major losses to so-called "teal" independents, which look to take the seats of Mackellar, Goldstein, North Sydney.
Labor has also picked up Liberal seats in Reid, in Sydney, and Chisholm, in Melbourne, while the Coalition has lost the seat of Ryan, in Brisbane, to the Greens.
But two Labor frontbenchers look to be in a fight to retain their seats, with Terri Butler in Griffiths, in Brisbane, and Senator Kristina Keneally, seeking to move to the Lower House seat of Fowler, in western Sydney, struggling to hold on.
Finance Minister Simon Birmingham said his Liberals needed to take stock from the swings it was seeing against it in once-safe seats.
"And so, if we lose those seats, it is not certain that we will, but there is clearly a big movement against us and there is clearly a big message in it, and we need to heed that message."
More to come.
With Anthony Albanese at the helm, Labor is projected to win 2022 federal election
By political correspondent Brett WorthingtonPosted 20m ago20 minutes ago, updated 7m ago7 minutes ago
Anthony Albanese will return Labor from the political wilderness to government, seizing power from the Coalition after it has been almost a decade in office.
While it remains unclear if Labor can form a majority, the ALP is on track to finish ahead of the Coalition and more likely to reach a minority government, the ABC has projected.
"The Coalition cannot get into government," ABC election analyst Antony Green said.
This win means Mr Albanese will replace Scott Morrison as Prime Minister, making him the 31st person to hold the nation's top job.
The son of a single parent who grew up in public housing, Mr Albanese has reached the pinnacle of his career after 26 years in the parliament.
Labor started the campaign, notionally, with 69 seats.
Follow the latest updates on election night as they happen:
The Liberal Party has suffered major losses to so-called "teal" independents, which look to take the seats of Mackellar, Goldstein, North Sydney.
Labor has also picked up Liberal seats in Reid, in Sydney, and Chisholm, in Melbourne, while the Coalition has lost the seat of Ryan, in Brisbane, to the Greens.
But two Labor frontbenchers look to be in a fight to retain their seats, with Terri Butler in Griffiths, in Brisbane, and Senator Kristina Keneally, seeking to move to the Lower House seat of Fowler, in western Sydney, struggling to hold on.
Finance Minister Simon Birmingham said his Liberals needed to take stock from the swings it was seeing against it in once-safe seats.
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"And so, if we lose those seats, it is not certain that we will, but there is clearly a big movement against us and there is clearly a big message in it, and we need to heed that message."
More to come.
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So japan gets the submarine contract this time?
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Anthony's victory is a given. Scott Morrison made life difficult for the Australian industry with his angst against China. They lost all their main export to Chinese consumers ~ coal, wine, dairy, meat etc by acting as the proxy for US; all while US moves in to picks up the export that Australia lost. Let's hope the next PM will be wiser.
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