{"id":27021,"date":"2019-05-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/australia-decides-the-2019-federal-election-as-it-happens\/"},"modified":"2019-05-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T00:00:00","slug":"australia-decides-the-2019-federal-election-as-it-happens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/australia-decides-the-2019-federal-election-as-it-happens\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia Decides &#8212; The 2019 Federal Election As It Happens"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Election developments as they happen here, and live coverage with David Penberthy and Will Goodings on air and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1395FIVEAA\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>11.39pm: SCOTT MORRISON CLAIMS VICTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"728\" width=\"1400\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" data-delta=\"13\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2019-05-18_at_11.33.29_pm.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Scott Morrison\u2019s victory speech on Saturday night:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I have always believed in miracles! I&#8217;m standing with the three biggest miracles in my life here tonight. And tonight we&#8217;ve been delivered another one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How good is Australia? How good are Australians? This is the best country in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/7NEWSAdelaide\/videos\/410269722861810\/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCGV_GGJKiwkKZ-WDJuVGjxlOWqpFGDdZ32_Wu6BI2t80s06a9lZislCB6KZL_ySlYDoind0DXrT8wR92UTsceU_qJqScZXphw2vgZt5EiBA8HQj1AnQA9aLno8U1Qde7d-AB-s77H_f9vM1zpn_HSnn6_H-u9y5wyRol-xj31YQ6es7OdvvUCqjjiMuSYnW031dCdqjAczmPdgCqkmq_MjgX3cv0RxdgclyPoa0TuJj0dsIV5_pVvoDRV9ChglHH82GdcDKLjLqcCgf_94dPf4ouv_9OJl60BchHzpjujwbdScYm38pysTx1D71IO77rfQhL14PYUX0AM&amp;__tn__=-R1.g\" target=\"_blank\">WATCH HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><strong>11.10pm: Bill Shorten says it is \u201cobvious\u201d Labor can\u2019t form government and has stood down as leader:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"735\" width=\"1231\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" data-delta=\"12\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2019-05-18_at_11.09.24_pm.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt is obvious that Labor will not be able to form the next government and so in the national interest a short while ago I called Scott Morrison to congratulate him and I wish Jenny and their daughters all the very best and above all I wish Scott Morrison good fortune and good courage in the service of our great nation&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While I intend to continue to serve as the member for Maribyrnong, I will not be a candidate in the next leadership ballot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><strong>11.05pm JUST IN | Bill Shorten has conceded defeat.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><strong>10.50pm Fraser Anning has failed to retain his Senate seat.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"400\" width=\"700\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" data-delta=\"11\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/anning.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bill Shorten has arrived at Labor Party HQ.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"343\" width=\"600\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" data-delta=\"9\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bill-shorten.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><strong>10.27pm: David And Will Just Rang A Sydney Maccas To Ask About An Old ScoMo Rumour.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" data-delta=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/scomo-maccas.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>David and Will rang the Engadine McDonalds during their election night coverage to ask a question they apparently are asked very regularly\u2026<\/p>\n<p><em>Is the story true?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what the guy who answered the phone on Saturday night told David and Will:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cA lot of people ask but I\u2019m not entirely sure because no one here was here when ScoMo was here so I can\u2019t answer because I wasn\u2019t here\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut people have put plaques up on our bins and stuff\u2026 gold plaques on our bins outside like, \u2018This is the day ScoMo defecated in his pants or whatever,\u2019 and there\u2019s also things up on the brick walls like Engadine Maccas and a picture of ScoMo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WILL GOODINGS: \u201cYou\u2019re kidding.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>LISTEN:<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><strong>10.01pm: Scott Morrison is leaving Kirribilli and is headed to the Liberal headquarters #ausvotes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><strong>9.43pm: Former PM John Howard Has Ripped Into Bill Shorten.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former Prime Minister John Howard has slammed Labor opposition leader Bill Shorten for attempting to \u201cdivide the country\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I think where Bill Shorten went wrong was to try and divide the country. We are not driven by class. We treat people equally,&#8221; Mr Howard said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bob Hawke was a great labour prime minister but he did not try to divide the country on class rights, whereas Bill Shorten, with this big end of town stuff, you are all the big end of town if you try to work for your bob according to Bill Shorten.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><strong>9.13pm: Premier Steven Marshall says \u201cthe pollsters have got it really wrong\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr Marshall has told FIVEAA:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI felt very confident about Scott Morrison\u2026 there\u2019s a big, big difference now between polling and voting\u2026 polls are an opportunity for people to send a message to a party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a very different scenario to what the pollsters have been saying for a long time. I think the pollsters have got it really wrong. I think the people have got it really right.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.54pm: SA Senator Penny Wong says tonight is a \u201cvery tough result\u201d for Labor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We&#8217;re not where we would hope to be at this time \u2026 It&#8217;s, what, quarter past 9, I hoped we would be in a different place,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The public polling at least had us in a different place.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think, will need to think about what that means for our country if there are substantial numbers of seats which end up going to a particular party because there&#8217;s a deal with a man like Mr Palmer or Pauline Hanson.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>8.43pm: Liberal James Stevens has claimed Christopher Pyne\u2019s old seat of Sturt.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"751\" width=\"605\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" data-delta=\"8\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2019-05-18_at_8.43.19_pm.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.40pm: \u201cCan&#8217;t see Labor forming government\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Analyst Michael Rowland tells the ABC Labor cannot form majority government but the Coalition can:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;At the moment, it is hard to see how Labor can reach government on the numbers we are seeing. We have 27.5% of the national vote counted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s what the pre-poll has done. It has lowered the amount of vote we are looking at at this time of night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think the pre-poll will turn around the trend in Queensland and Victoria.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the moment, the Labor Party can&#8217;t reach majority government.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Liberal Party can.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whether they do or not is where the pre-poll vote will become important. At this stage, it is very hard to see anything other than the Coalition staying in government but we don&#8217;t know whether that is a majority or minority government.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We can&#8217;t see Labor forming government on the numbers at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>8.27pm: Peter van Onselen is calling a Coalition victory:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"638\" width=\"614\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" data-delta=\"7\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2019-05-18_at_8.27.48_pm.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.22pm: Well, well, well\u2026 FIVEAA Breakfast\u2019s own (!!) Matthew Abraham was the only pundit to tip a Coalition win in The Advertiser this week\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Matt wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Who wins:<\/strong>&nbsp;Liberal minority government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why:<\/strong>&nbsp;In a way that anything is possible, a Morrison win is possible. Honestly, I haven\u2019t got a clue, but my rule is tip wild or go home. The impact of Clive Palmer\u2019s unexpected $53m advertising blitzkrieg is the great unknown. A crossbencher will reluctantly accept the Speaker\u2019s job.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What time will it be decided:<\/strong>&nbsp;Next Thursday<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final seat count in the lower house:<\/strong>&nbsp;Coalition 74, ALP 73, Other 4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Headline you won\u2019t see on Sunday morning:&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cI\u2019m disappointed in Bill\u201d \u2013 Chloe<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.16pm: Will Goodings reports Coalition now \u201coverwhelming favourites to retain government\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>WILL: \u201cIt\u2019s six after eight, there\u2019s been a turn up for the books. Right now\u2026 the Coalition are now overwhelming favourites to retain government, Scott Morrison to stay as the prime minister. This is an extraordinary turnaround.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.06pm: Tony Abbott concedes defeat in his seat of Warringah but expects a Coalition win.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"656\" width=\"1400\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" data-delta=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2019-05-18_at_8.05.53_pm.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.54pm: Rebekha Sharkie tipped to retain Mayo:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"186\" width=\"622\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" data-delta=\"5\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2019-05-18_at_7.55.32_pm.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.49pm: Peter Dutton tipped to keep his seat:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"720\" width=\"616\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" data-delta=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2019-05-18_at_7.49.39_pm.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.37pm: Barnaby Joyce has retained New England &#8212; reports he will challenge for leadership of the Nationals.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"309\" width=\"614\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" data-delta=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2019-05-18_at_7.37.49_pm.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.25pm: David and Will call two seats <\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"73\" width=\"345\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" data-delta=\"2\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2019-05-18_at_7.23.55_pm.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.20pm: Julie Bishop says Tony Abbott lost his seat because of climate change:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m very sad, he was a prime minister of this country. He was a cabinet minister for a long time. He was minister for health in the hallowed cabinet and I was minister for aged care. I was his deputy and he ran one of the&nbsp;most disciplined campaigns in 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But it comes back to the issue of climate change. And he is a denier personified and out of step with his electorate. And the same-sex marriage issue, where Warringah had one of the highest votes in support of same-sex marriage and Tony&nbsp;abstained \u2026 that did a lot of damage. You have to be alive to the aspirations and thoughts of your electorate and major issues.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>6.59pm: \u201cFirst huge result of the night\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">News.com.au<\/a> is calling former PM Tony Abbott\u2019s seat:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHere&#8217;s the first huge result of the night \u2013 we are calling Warringah for independent Zali Steggall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMs Steggall, a former Olympian and barrister, has beaten former prime minister Tony Abbott.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.48pm: <\/strong>David and Will getting ready to do their thing. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1395FIVEAA\/\" target=\"_blank\">Live on FB here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"772\" width=\"608\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" data-delta=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/screen_shot_2019-05-18_at_6.46.20_pm.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.41pm: Channel 9 exit poll tips Labor win.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/au.news.yahoo.com\/labor-will-win-federal-election-poll-predicts-074537299.html\" target=\"_blank\">au.news.yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Labor appears on track to defeat the Morrison coalition government this federal election.<\/p>\n<p>A Nine exit poll on Saturday gave Labor a 52-48 two-party preferred lead over the coalition, which could deliver it as many as 82 seats in the 151-seat lower house.<\/p>\n<p>Labor deputy leader Tanya Plibersek said the party, which went into the election with 69 seats, had &#8220;high hopes&#8221; to pick up 12 seats it had been targeting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel positive. I feel like we are ahead but I am more cautiously optimistic than confident,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Election developments as they happen here, and live coverage with David Penberthy and Will Goodings on air and on Facebook. 11.39pm: SCOTT MORRISON CLAIMS VICTORY Scott Morrison\u2019s victory speech on Saturday night: &#8220;I have always believed in miracles! I&#8217;m standing with the three biggest miracles in my life here tonight. 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