Michaelia Cash says the Coalition's initial support for Clive Palmer suing the WA government had an impact on the vote in her state, where Labor picked up four seats from the Liberal Party.
Look back on how Sunday's developments unfolded in our blog.
Key events
- US President Joe Biden calls to congratulate Anthony Albanese on his victory
- Sussan Ley acknowledges the Liberal Party has lost the support of many female voters
- Kristina Keneally concedes Fowler, congratulates Dai Le
- Antony Green calls Lingiari for Labor
- Tim Wilson concedes Goldstein to independent Zoe Daniel
- How many more women will be in parliament?
- When does vote counting start again?
- Coalition must commit to stronger climate action, Birmingham says
- New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern congratulates Anthony Albanese on election win
- Barnaby Joyce: National Party has 'held every seat'
- Got something you want to know about the election results?
- World leaders react to the Australian election result
- Pacific Island elders react to Albanese win, push for action on climate change
- The shock federal election result in Queensland that was hiding in plain sight
- Voters reject Labor's Kristina Keneally, Dai Le to take seat of Fowler
- David Pocock is on the verge of a historic ACT Senate victory
- The 'teal bath' of independents heading to parliament
- Went to bed early? Here's what you missed last night
Live updates
By Jessica Riga
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By Jessica Riga
US President Joe Biden calls to congratulate Anthony Albanese on his victory
US President Joe Biden has called Prime Minister-elect Anthony Albanese to congratulate him on his win.
Here's a statement from the White House:
President Biden reaffirmed the United States' steadfast commitment to the US-Australia alliance and his intent to work closely with the new government to make it stronger still.
President Biden expressed deep appreciation for the Prime Minister-Designate's own early commitment to the alliance, reflected in his decision to travel almost immediately to Tokyo to attend the Quad Summit—a vital opportunity to exchange views and continue to drive practical cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.
President Biden looks forward to a close partnership between our administrations that will benefit the American people, the Australian people, and the world, starting with consequential meetings in Japan this week.
By Jessica Riga
Sussan Ley acknowledges the Liberal Party has lost the support of many female voters
Liberal MP's are in discussions about who will form their next leadership team, following last night's federal election loss.
Peter Dutton, who's been a senior cabinet minister throughout the Coalition's three terms, is the expected frontrunner.
Meanwhile, Anne Ruston, Karen Andrews and Sussan Ley have all been touted as potentials for taking on the role of deputy.
Speaking on Sky News, Ms Ley wouldn't say if she would put her hand up, but acknowledged that the party has lost the support of many female voters.
"We need to heed the message that women have told us because as I understand it, many women in the teal seats were not happy with us," she said.
"I want to sit down and hear from them. I want to hear what they are not happy about."
Reporting by Stephanie Borys
By Jessica Riga
What are the next steps when it comes to enshrining an Indigenous Voice to Parliament?
Labor frontbencher Linda Burney says the process is complex but "will be something that will change our nation."
"Remember, that is a constitutionally enshrined voice in the Constitution, which requires a referendum.
"We will start at the beginning of a treaty an agreement making process. [It's] complex, and will take a long time. But they have a very firm view in my mind of how we should do that. And, finally, a national process of truth telling.
"This will be something that will change our nation. This will be something that will spark the imagination of everyone. And the support already in the community, in the corporate sector, and in the non-government sector, for an enshrined Voice in the Parliament is just enormous.
"Have a look at the work that has already been done, make sure you consult and talk to the original people that put the Uluru Statement the together. I've already started the process. And make sure that you consult widely on what the question should be, what the timing should be, and, of course, there is a legislative process that we have to go through as well.
"Labor has a First Nations caucus, and that includes the now Attorney-General of Australia, it includes me, and it includes many other people in the Labor Caucus. So we will be using that part of our mechanism to make sure that we are driving forward. And, of course, most importantly, talking to the Shadow Cabinet, talking to the leader, and making sure that we move forward together in terms of this nation-building process."
By Jessica Riga
How a dolphin trainer from Malaysia snatched the prize Liberal seat of Tangney from Scott Morrison's confidant
Former dolphin trainers do not usually become MPs but, in a federal election where most political conventions seem to have been thrown out the window, it seems entirely appropriate that one has been elected in Western Australia.
Meet Sam Lim, whose unlikely election victory over Scott Morison's close friend and adviser Ben Morton in the Perth seat of Tangney came as a bolt out of the blue to almost everyone.
Mr Morton had been widely expected to hold onto the outer suburban seat in Perth's southern mortgage belt, which he held with a comfortable margin of 9.5 per cent.
But that was before a tidal wave of red swept over Western Australia, which saw Labor not only pick up the seats it felt it had a reasonable chance of winning —Pearce, Swan, Hasluck — but also Tangney. where it had not even dared hope for victory.
Mr Lim, who migrated to Australia in 2002, detailed his unusual journey to represent the people of Tangney in federal parliament as he addressed the media on Sunday morning.
By Jessica Riga
Analysis: Debate over Indigenous Voice to Parliament may define Albanese's government
After decades of protracted debate over whether the constitution should be amended to give First Nations people more say over their lives, Anthony Albanese's vow to hold a referendum on it is a notable shift, writes Indigenous affairs editor Bridget Brennan.
First Nations people are accustomed to being left at the back of the queue during election campaigns, which typically shrug off the shameful inequalities experienced by so many Indigenous voters.
So it was a notable shift to hear incoming prime minister Anthony Albanese open his victory speech with what he spelled out as a key ambition — creating an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
It means we might be getting somewhere after decades of protracted debate over whether the nation should amend the constitution to give First Nations people more say over our lives.
By Jessica Riga
How did Anthony Albanese spend his morning?
Here's an update from Matthew Doran, who has been travelling with the Labor Leader throughout the election campaign.
A quick coffee on a Sunday morning down at your local cafe is a ritual for many Australians.
Even Prime Ministers.
Although, they come with a far bigger posse around them.
Anthony Albanese has woken up as Prime Minister-elect, after a stunning election night for the Labor party.
Mr Albanese conceded he could've used a bit more sleep - but apparently Jimmy Barnes was calling him at 3:30am to congratulate him.
One can only imagine how that conversation went down.
With partner Jodie and dog Toto in tow, to say Albanese was mobbed at the cafe at the Marrickville Library may be underselling it.
He was joined by Sally Sitou, who successfully took the seat of Reid for Labor - the new MP warmly welcomed by the crowd.
Albanese signed a corflute for a young fan.
"Keep the faith", he wrote.
That won't be too hard an ask, given the euphoria in the seat of Grayndler this morning.
By Jessica Riga
Albanese's rise from humble beginnings to the prime ministership
By Jessica Riga
What's changed the day after the election? Here's some quick info to catch you up
It's the day after the election and the results are still rolling in from across the country.
If you've been off enjoying a Sunday session or the sunshine, here are the answers to five quick questions to catch you up.
By Jessica Riga
We've got a post-election special happening at 7pm AEST
You can tune in here.
By Jessica Riga
Here's the AEC with the answer to what's going on in Ryan
A lot of you are asking about the seat of Ryan in Queensland.
Here's an explanation from the Australian Electoral Commission:
This seat had its TCP count reset. When that happens you only have the first preference count to rely on for a while.
Patience. Let's see what happens as it moves forward.
By Jessica Riga
Five charts reveal a complex reality underscoring Labor's win
The way Australians regard the two-party system has changed — for both sides of the aisle.
Here's Casey Briggs with some of the factors that contributed to Saturday's election result.
By Jessica Riga
Long-time Liberal and Labor voters explain why they went Green or independent at the federal election
The federal election result has shown a tectonic shift in voting, with a handful of Greens swept into the lower house and Senate, as well as some high-profile Liberal MPs losing to "teal" independents.
Parliament is shaping to look very different with so many members on the crossbenches.
So, what's driven voters towards the Greens and progressive independents?
At 27, Tom Jordan has always put Labor first, but not this year.
"I've voted for the Greens first, Labor second," the Queenslander said.
"As a unionist and a socialist, I've always voted sort of Labor on principle. So this is the first time that I didn't feel like I could do that with a good conscience, really."
He said the major issues for him were housing and healthcare, which he thinks both the ALP and Coalition have neglected.
The Griffith voter said he also used his ballot as a protest against inaction by the major parties, helping to give Greens candidate Max Chandler-Mather the edge over ALP incumbent Terri Butler, who has conceded defeat.
"I think it's the only way to really push the major parties further to the left or further to doing something about climate change," Mr Jordan said.
By Jessica Riga
Kristina Keneally concedes Fowler, congratulates Dai Le
Labor MP Kristina Keneally, who was parachuted into the safe seat of Fowler, has conceded to Independent Dai Le.
By Jessica Riga
What is happening in Ryan?
Why has Ryan pushed back to the LNP?
-Libby Watson-Brown Stan
What's happening to Ryan? Is it back in play for LNP?
-Bec
What has happened to Ryan?
-Jack
Lots of you are asking about Ryan in Queensland.
In the last little while, our election results page is showing Liberal MP Julian Simmonds leading by 131 votes.
UPDATE: Here's what the AEC has said on Twitter:
This seat had its TCP count reset. When that happens you only have the first preference count to rely on for a while.
Patience. Let's see what happens as it moves forward.
By Jessica Riga
Analysis: A bad moon is rising and this is another dying gasp of an old order
A wave of protest has washed over our federal election. The people are speaking, yet political leaders hear only what they want, writes Stan Grant.
By Jessica Riga
Who does Michaelia Cash think should lead the Liberal Party?
And would she put her hand up if she wasn't in the Senate?
"Today is a day for me to focus on my colleagues who no longer have seats in parliament, for me to focus on the West Australian team," Michaelia Cash says.
Reporter: Surely the Liberal Party cannot lurch further to the right under Peter Dutton given what has just happened.
Michaelia Cash: Again, this is something we need to look at as a party. But as a party you need to remain true to yourself. You need to remain true to your principles. I think we ran a good campaign. I think we have been a good government.
By Jessica Riga
Michaelia Cash brushes off Scott Morrison's 'cave dwellers' comment
The WA Senator has rejected the idea that Scott Morrison's comment about West Australians being "cave dwellers", in relation to their hard border during the COVID-19 pandemic, had an impact on how the state voted.
"That was not what he was saying at the time. What he was saying there was a light at the end of the tunnel," Cash says.
"Scott Morrison was actually a great friend to Western Australia and it was evident in relation to getting us our first share of GST."
"In relation to the way we managed COVID, we were able to do it differently in Western Australia. We were able to close the border and keep everybody else out and in doing that, we lived a life that really across Australia no-one else lived."
By Jessica Riga
How can the Liberal Party begin to rebuild in WA?
Michaelia Cash doesn't answer the question directly and says we're currently seeing a "structural change" in how Australians are voting.
"It is a very good question and obviously after any election, bearing in mind that there are still postal votes being counted and there are still some seats to be decided, but the overall result across Australia is clear.
"This is something that we really do need to have a look at and I likened it last night on the panel that I was on to a structural change that really is happening in politics and that structural change, you really did see last night. Those inner city seats, here it's an Curtin, you see them in New South Wales, centred in Brisbane, Victoria, they are very much, they are not going Labor, they are going "teal". And then you have those outer seats that are traditionally Labor Party held but they are now aspirational voters. While they may not have become Liberal seats last night, in so many of them, the voters changing so I think what you are now seeing is a true structural change in way politics works in Australia."
By Jessica Riga
Cash says Curtin was 'always going to be very, very tight', attacks independents
"Curtin was always going to be very, very tight," Michaelia Cash says.
"As we saw across Australia, this was a coordinated group of people who came together, they have called themselves independents, they are not necessarily independent, they are a coordinated group of people who have come together and have campaigned incredibly effectively across Australia.
"They have been very, very well funded and certainly given that they were only running in Liberal seats against sitting Liberal members, what we have seen is the Liberal Party vote has transferred in many cases to those independents.
"Curtin is still a very tight race and obviously the postals are still being counted, but again, you had a teal independent running against a Liberal, the Liberal Party vote has clearly been reduced and on that basis, Curtin at the moment is incredibly tight."
