Maxine McKew (former ABC journalist who ran against Howard for Labor in Bennelong) is speaking. Looks really pleased with herself - she is currently ahead in Bennelong.
“This has been an amazing night. A wonderful night for Labor. A fabulous, I hope transforming moment for the country. Now something may have happened in the last twenty minutes, but when I last looked at the figures, Bennelong was on a knife edge. The result is not clear, but what a wonderful campaign this has been.”
Nothing really interesting here. I thought she might be about claim she’d won, which would be premature, but she seems to know the numbers aren’t clear yet.
From the Electoral Commission
At 9:33:55 PM
Coalition 49.
Labor 71.
Independent 2.
Unknown. 28.