Last Post: Greens boast may come back to bite them

So Adam Bandt is boasting about “keeping Peter Dutton out of parliament”. Clearly Bandt has not noticed that Dutton, and the nation’s conservative voters, may succeed in keeping him out of parliament.

GM Seabrook, Leasingham, SA

I see a lot of people deriving joy from the decline of the Greens. My mother always starts her ballot by putting them last.

Leo Oostveen, Chippendale, NSW

Comparing the results with the pollsters’ predictions, it appears every party needs to change their pollster before the next election.

K. MacDermott, Binalong, NSW

My advice for Andrew Hastie is don’t be too hasty and bide your time. The Liberals will have had at least two leaders before the 2031 election. Then your turn will come.

Graeme Manning, West Hobart, Tas

As a Liberal voter, I’m not sure why I’m not devastated by the election result. Maybe because I saw it coming or because I’m an optimistic person, but surely because I’m convinced that, like a phoenix from the ashes, the Liberal Party will rise again.

Agnes Benstock, Vaucluse, NSW

Conservatives can attract centrist voters by articulating the clear and rational basis of their policies. Notably, a strong military is needed to secure peace, a flourishing private sector is central to economic prosperity for all, and cutting Australia’s emissions wrecks the economy but does nothing to slow climate change.

Robert Tulip, Fraser, ACT

Bill Shorten has claimed that the Coalition’s election campaign was the worst in Australia’s history. He must be thrilled that his own campaign in 2019 is now relegated to second place.

Rob Sinclair, North Sydney, NSW

Re-elected Labor has confirmed the continuance of its previous climate and energy policies. The underlying physics remains unchanged, so we can expect higher prices and no measurable effect on climate.

Doug Hurst, Chapman, ACT

Landslides always lead to talk of a decade in power. An electorate probably addicted to handouts preferred a disastrous government to an incompetent opposition. Let’s see how it looks after three more years of universal decline.

Brett Hunt, Rosanna, Vic

Jim Chalmers was spot-on when he stated the focus of the government’s second term would be productivity. I suggest the government immediately start a wax candle factory.

Stephen Knott, Perth