Indeed, Runner, and quite unexpected:

So far it looks like neither of the flanks of the Australian ruling party will be able to rule on its own uncompromisingly without some support from the representatives of the Australian people.

Though I wouldn't like to rejoice yet, before the pre-poll and postal votes are counted.

We are one, but we are many
And from all the lands on Earth we come.
We share a dream, and sing with one voice
I am, you are, we are Australian!

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie,
Oi, Oi, Oi!

Bring on the Bradley Plan!

And, a similar one for WA.

Climate 'Mitigation' folks!

Time to get onboard with what is truly best for Oz.
(Are we can-do, or only interested in appearances?)
(Numbers? We don't need numbers!)

Truth, honesty, and the Australian way.

I don't think Shorten would have conceded unless he knew for sure, that he could not win.

I had the feeling this just might be like the Trump election, where overconfident commentators got it very wrong. Perhaps like the US democrats, some of our lefties will now hold the crowing until after the election win. It looks so silly after the defeat.

Humiliated devastated are not big enough words
I am both and I got it wrong
My party got it wrong, six years ago
Bill Shorten while uniting a party in crisis,also brought about that crisis
3 more years?we will be very lucky if it is not 6 or even 9
Scomo showed Howard/Menzies like campaign skills
For a while my posts after the shambolic NSW loss,got me in trouble
Now,at my age and likelihood I will not be around for future elections will be focused on the reforms needed

See we, the rank and file [me too] voted in that phoney leadership vote
For Anthony Albanese, our owners[yes owners] have a vote too, their vote [each and every one] carries the weight of 300 of ours.
Sussex Street, once the heart and sole of my party, always has controlled our party
You will not find a Belly in our party's candidates lists no blistered hands worker
Sussex street owns those spots, it fills them with office managers and Lawyers
And drift away in to that land that never truly existed,a land that does not need to bring the swinging voters with us
Well done scomo, will wear the flack here
But head tall know/think this country too lost last night
Just as Labor lost both state and federally six unforgotten years ago
In the end ,while supporting Bill my thought shared by many, was always why are we not seeing the real Bill Shorten
Maybe he did not exist after his second knifing of a leader

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The silent majority have saved us from a nasty Labor government again. All the lefty nonsense spruiked here for several weeks is looking pretty damn stupid. You made fools of yourselves folks. Australians didn't want more taxes, more unreliable energy, dearer electricity, more boats, more refugees and, most of all, they didn't want that little skunk unionist for Prime Minister. You fell for those ridiculous polls and the 'expert' waffle, you poor, silly things.