Labor has reclaimed its four seats that went to by-elections on Saturday, while the Centre Alliance also held its seat. The results mean the Coalition has not increased its one-seat majority in the House of Representatives.
It was indeed a Super Saturday for Bill Shorten and the Labor party.
Pressure has been building on the Labor leader, but Saturday's by-election results will almost certainly help ease it.
Labor's biggest scalps were the marginal seats of Braddon and Longman ((long-mun)), which were heavily canvassed by the Turnbull government in the lead up to the vote.
Labor's key theme across the by-elections was putting "hospitals before the big banks" -- a reference to the Coalition's proposed corporate tax cut for all-sized businesses.
Speaking in Longman, Mr Shorten was understandably pleased with Labor's evening.
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