Malcolm Turnbull expresses his quiet confident of the coalition after all votes are counted.

Turnbull and Shorten

Turnbull and Shorten Source: AAP

The Liberal-National coalition has put its hopes in pre-poll and postal votes to deliver the majority needed in the House of Representatives to form government. Senate ballot counting is also underway, as the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) says the final composition of the federal parliament may not be known for weeks.Selina and Ivan have more, ahead of a resumption of the lower house vote count this week.



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