The ABC’s big board paints the picture of how this election turned out, Labor’s side has stayed almost entirely red. But it is the other side that is telling, with 13 seats slipping from LNP to Labor – and this is how Queensland looks not only has Labor retained its five seats, but it has picked two up from the Greens.
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00:00Scenes of jubilation as South East seats switch to red.
00:07I actually thought it would be a lot closer than it was.
00:13The woman who ousted Peter Dutton shrugged off suggestions she's a giant slayer.
00:18I wouldn't use those words.
00:20The new member for Dixon joined other incoming Labor MPs.
00:24I'm the next member for Griffith, Bonner.
00:26Well, not Labor's candidate anymore. I am the future member for Brisbane.
00:31Veteran colleagues called the results spectacular but insist they're no fluke.
00:36The trust that Queenslanders have placed in our new members of Parliament
00:40and we intend to repay that trust.
00:43Sorry, a bit windy out here.
00:46The winds have changed, that's right.
00:48Heading into the election, Labor held just five of Queensland's 30 federal seats.
00:54So far, it looks to have gained seven more.
00:57Seizing two from the Greens and making significant dents in the Liberal National Party's stronghold,
01:02including in the far north.
01:04And I really appreciate the confidence that people have shown in our positive plan.
01:09Labor insiders were wary of the party's chances of gaining seats after last year's state election loss.
01:15They'd been eyeing off several electorates, but ultimately didn't expect to win as many as they did.
01:21While the LNP still looks like it'll hold slightly more seats in Queensland,
01:26the results will prompt plenty of soul searching.
01:30The Liberal Party now holds no federal seat within metropolitan Brisbane.
01:36The post-mortems have begun.
01:38I believe it was a net result of bad policy articulation across the board.
01:47Mr Dutton, who has lost his seat, bears the responsibility for that.
01:50David Littleproud, National's leader, he must bear some of the responsibility as well.
01:54He's now questioning the National leader's future.
01:57Well, I think his position as leader is untenable.
02:00The Greens ranks are diminished, with two gone in Brisbane, including Max Chandler-Mather.
02:05I did put Greens second. I just thought, you know, who would be stronger in the region?
02:11But in the inner west, Elizabeth Watson-Brown is ahead in Ryan as counting continues.
02:16ANNPest