Election results 2019: Scott Morrison to take majority government with Chisholm, as Labor leadership race continues

Scott Morrison appears to have just clinched a majority government with the Victorian marginal seat of Chisholm, as Labor's Anthony Albanese revealed why he believes he can beat the Prime Minister at the next election.  

Scott Morrison appears to have just clinched a majority government with the Victorian marginal seat of Chisholm, as Labor's Anthony Albanese revealed why he believes he can beat the Prime Minister at the next election. 

 

It comes as GetUp! has admitted today that climate change did not damage the government the way they were hoping for.

“We have seen reflected in the polls that the majority of Australians want to see the transition to renewables but that’s not, in this case, been reflected inside the polling booth. So we need to reflect there,” Mr Oosting told ABC Melbourne radio.

Mr Morrison is doing what he can to  deliver his election promise of an a $1080 tax cut, after he revealed it could be delayed by a year. He told Sky News last night he was waiting for the election writs to be returned to federal parliament.

“We obviously have to wait for the writs to be returned and there is a formal process for that,” Mr Morrison said last night.

“At the moment, it is not looking like until the back end of June so that really does make very narrow that opportunity to do it before June 30, and I think that is very unlikely with the advice I have received.”

The government also needs to quickly pass laws approving other extra spending in the budget, and has promised to create 1.25 million new jobs over five years.

Originally published as Election results 2019: Scott Morrison to take majority government with Chisholm, as Labor leadership race continues

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