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Australian Correspondent says Labor is one seat short and needs 76 to form a majority government

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Mon, 23 May 2022, 7:50am
(Photo / NZ Herald)
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Australian Correspondent says Labor is one seat short and needs 76 to form a majority government

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 23 May 2022, 7:50am

Votes in the Australian election are continuing to be counted, with Anthony Albanese set to be sworn in as Prime Minister today.

As things stand, Labor's one seat short and needs 76 to form a majority government.

Australian Correspondent Murray Olds told Mike Hosking the Coalition has 57 seats, with the moderate wing of the Liberal Party in the inner city seats, largely swept away.

He says that's been taken by the likes of "teal" independents and the Greens.

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