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Turnbull 'quietly confident' of forming majority government

One Nation’s Pauline Hanson is hopeful of a return to parliament after a 20-year absence

One Nation’s Pauline Hanson is hopeful of a return to parliament after a 20-year absence 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. Image: One Nations Pauline Hanson is hopeful of a return to parliament after a 20-year absence (AAP)


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.

 

This report is ahead of a resumption of the lower house vote count this week.

 


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