Election 2022 live news: Labor on track for majority government with 76 seats
The latest counting has Labor on 76 seats, the Coalition 54 and a crossbench of 16, including 6 teal MPs. Meanwhile, Peter Dutton is tipped to be the next Liberal leader.
Welcome to live coverage of the federal election as Anthony Albanese claims victory and Labor closes in on an outright majority.
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So many visits signal a whole lot of trouble for Labor
Labor is in trouble in the Northern Territory and in danger of losing at least one seat – Darwin-based Solomon – at the election.
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‘Pressure from above’: ABC executive pushed by Buttrose
Christopher Oliver-Taylor was under pressure to sack Antoinette Lattouf after Ita Buttrose made clear she was ‘deeply unhappy’ with action taken on the stand-in radio host, the Federal Court has heard.
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