Susanna Freymark
Polls closed at 6pm and counting on the east coast has begun.
Norfolk Island will be the first locality to have votes counted as it is in an earlier time zone.
In the 2022 Federal Election, ABC’s Antony Green declared the winner by 9.30pm on election day. Tonight, he will be announcing whether Albo or Dutton is PM.
One of the major parties must get 76 out 150 seats to win a majority government.
If neither the Coalition or Labor get the numbers, and if the minor parties and Independents get the votes it will make for an interesting government depending on numbers. But let’s wait and see.
The Australian Electoral Commission is the official body that declares election results but it usually takes a week and a half.
This election has had an unprecedented number of early voters – 6.77 million people cast a pre-poll vote, and 1.64 million did postal votes, according to the AEC.
The seat of Page has been held by Kevin Hogan from the Nationals since 2013.
IndyNR.com will be watching Mr Green to see what the result will be for Page and for Australia.