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- Clive Palmer's Trumpet of Patriots spent millions on the election and didn't win a single seat.
- A Houthi missile from Yemen lands near Israel's main airport.
- And in the NRL, Canberra beats Melbourne after match-deciding penalties.
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Despite spending millions, flooding phones with spam texts, and borrowing the word 'Trump' for branding, Clive Palmer's Trumpet of Patriots party has failed to win a single seat in the federal election.
As of Sunday, the Trumpet of Patriots received nearly 225,000 primary votes for the House of Representatives, which is 1.46 per cent of the total.
In comparison, parties such as Legalise Cannabis Australia received 1.14 per cent of the primary vote share with little to no campaigning.
Sydney's Daily Telegraph newspaper reported in an interview with Mr Palmer last week that he had spent $60 million on the election campaign.
When asked about the efficacy of his campaign texts, this voter says they were just plain annoying.
"Mate, stop texting my wife. What are you doing? You're not going to make anyone want to vote for you by hassling them, late night, early mornings. He's like an ex that just doesn't get the picture, who just keeps dropping you text after text."
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SBS has been told Sussan Ley is now considered Acting Leader of the Opposition party.
In a statement, the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party thanked all Australians who voted for her party, and the thousands of volunteers who supported their campaign.
Ms Lee has paid tribute to Peter Dutton's service to the country for the past 25 years, after he lost his seat of Dickson to Labor's candidate, Ali France.
She says her thoughts are also with many Liberal colleagues who have lost their seats.
The Federal Member for Farrer says the Liberal party room will be meeting to elect a Leader of the Opposition and Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
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As votes continue to be counted from Saturday's federal election, figures show the Coalition could slump to its lowest percentage of seats in parliament since the formation of the Liberal Party in the 1940s.
With 75 per cent of the vote counted, Labor has claimed 86 seats in the House of Representatives compared to the Coalition's 39, with 15 seats still in doubt.
While Anthony Albanese has claimed an expanded mandate as prime minister with a larger majority in his second term, questions are being raised as to the Coalition's future direction.
Liberal Keith Wolahan, who's likely to lose his Victorian seat of Menzies, says the political landscape overseas likely had a role to play in the Coalition's result.
"I think again, the analysis will be done on the campaign, but I think it's quite clear when you look at the Canadian election and then here, what has happened in the United States has given people, I guess, a sense of unease about where their politics are domestically and I think that has that has been a contributing factor in this election."
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will take very strong action against Yemen's Houthi rebels, following a missile attack that targeted Israel's main international airport.
A missile fired by the rebel group landed near Ben Gurion Airport, sending a plume of smoke into the air and causing panic among passengers in the terminal building.
Mr Netanyahu says he will further retaliate against the Houthis and promises to send their backers in Iran a message.
"We're being challenged, the whole world is being challenged by the Houthis, including in the dastardly attack they did today near Ben-Gurion Airport. We will not tolerate it. We will take very strong action against them and we always remember that they act with their patron Iran's direction and support. We will do what we need to do to respond effectively and to give Iran a due warning that this cannot continue."
Meanwhile in Gaza, the local health ministry says Israeli strikes have killed at least 40 Palestinians in the last 24 hours.
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A Sudanese army spokesperson says the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have carried out a drone attack near Port Sudan Airport.
The drone strike on a military airbase and other facilities near the Port sudan Airport marks the first time RSF attacks have reached the eastern port city.
The Sudanese army controls the centre, east and north, while the R-S-F holds sway in nearly all of the vast western region of Darfur and parts of the south.
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In the NRL, Canberra has stunned Melbourne to win 20-18 after a golden point period in a controversial finish.
The last game of Magic Round has generated controversy, following the huge call to take a likely match-winning field goal off Melbourne before Canberra won in the golden point period.
The win moves the Raiders to second on the NRL ladder.
Storm skipper Cameron Munster says the outcome has hit the team hard.
"I can't remember the last time a team got penalised with the ball. Usually the advantage goes to the team who has the ball defensively. But in saying that, we played some dumb footy - and I am happy to say it: as a group, we gave the ball back to the Raiders in a great field position for us. As much as it looked like it was in the hands of the referee, at the same time we've got to to be a bit more disciplined with the ball."
