In Melbourne’s sea of red the teal tide could be ebbing. Kooyong has been called in favour of Monique Ryan, but other Independent seats remain too close to call.
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00:01Claiming an early victory in Goldstein.
00:07Zoe Daniel declaring a teal triumph.
00:10It's been a hard campaign team.
00:14But in Goldstein, hope wins.
00:19But the revelry was short lived as the vote tightened
00:22and Liberal Tim Wilson also sniffed a win.
00:25Today both were waiting for the result to firm up.
00:28Ms Daniel's camp conceding it could be days before the winner's known.
00:33At the nearby teal contest in Koo Yong,
00:36the celebrations were on politically firmer ground.
00:39I just came so close to falling off the back of the stage.
00:43Monique Ryan claiming a win over Liberal Amelia Hamer
00:46following what was a muddy campaign.
00:48Despite the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
00:51and this band of brothers has overcome the brethren.
00:55This morning the Ryan campaign pack down was already in full swing.
01:00I haven't heard from Amelia Hamer yet.
01:02The result has not yet been confirmed.
01:04So I think it's entirely reasonable that I haven't heard from her as yet.
01:07Another independent contest still open is Flinders.
01:10Ben Smith trails Liberal Zoe Mackenzie by a few thousand votes.
01:14We're cautious and confident and hopeful.
01:18We'll be not celebrating any time soon until the AEC really gives us that confirmation.
01:23Climate 200 poured millions of dollars into this year's election,
01:27contributing more than half a million dollars to Zoe Daniel's campaign
01:30and an unknown amount to both Monique Ryan and Ben Smith.
01:34But as the core flutes come down and the counting continues,
01:37the influence independence will have in the new parliament
01:40may be weakened by Labor's success.
01:43There's a couple people who have seen it at the end.
01:45See you again.
01:46Why did you go up with a set of intentions?
01:48No.
01:49I don't think so.
01:50I don't think so.
01:51The people who have been on the end.
01:52I think there's an interesting thing to do now but there's something in my life.
01:54I agree.
01:56I agree.