The election result could be days away but the Labor Party is back, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has declared.
"Three years after the Liberals came to power in a landslide, they have lost their mandate," he declared to party faithful on Saturday night.
"In the past three years we have united as a party."
Mr Shorten said the coalition's economic program had been rejected by the people of Australia.
"Whatever happens next week, Mr Turnbull will never be able to claim that the people of Australia have adopted his ideological agenda," he said.
"He will never again be able to promise the stability which he has completely failed to deliver tonight."
Mr Shorten thanked his colleagues, volunteers, supporters and the "mighty" trade union movement for their solidarity and hard work.
There was also a shout out for his famous Bill Bus as well as wife Chloe.
"Wherever you went in this campaign, you brought the sunshine with you," he
Labor would stand by fair pay and penalty rates, education, affordable housing, action on climate change, fibre NBN and Medicare, he said.
Mr Shorten said election night was about the Australian people - "their lives, their futures, the country that they want to live in, the dreams they have for them and their families".
"After the longest campaign in 50 years, it is time for our parliament to get back to work," he said.
Mr Shorten said Labor stood by its policy agenda.
"I promise Australians that the Labor party I lead will endeavour to find common ground with people of goodwill in the 45th parliament," he said.
