Tonight, Australia voted decisively for continuity. The Labor government of prime minister Anthony Albanese has not merely been re-elected. It has absolutely thumped the conservative Liberal-National party coalition, headed by Liberal leader Peter Dutton.
At the close of counting tonight, Labor achieved a majority in the 150-seat parliament, winning 77 seats and leading in another five.
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