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Thank you for joining me and our fabulous team of reporters, commentators, photographers, editors and producers for our coverage of what has truly been a spectacular political upset. We'll leave you with Political Correspondent David Crowe's analysis. You can read that here.
Julie Bishop was in the box seat to be Labor's appointee to Washington.
She's just revealed on Nine's live coverage that she texted Bill and Chloe Shorten to comfort them on their loss tonight.
A couple of thoughts on the long-term impact of tonight's upset.
The loss of two unloseable elections - John Hewson's Fightback in 1993 and Chris Bowen and Bill Shorten's 2019 manifesto will lead to timid oppositions for the forseeable future.
No opposition will dare present bold policy ever again.
The second is that while both parties have adjusted their rules to try and counter the leadership changes, the reality is that the switch to Scott Morrison has been completely vindicated tonight.
He has unified the party and stamped his seal on it for a presumably a long time to come, but the long-term lesson will be that, just like in 1993, changing leader can pay dividends at the ballot box.
Confirmed. My sources tell me Anthony Albanese will run for Labor leader.
Scott Morrison is giving his victory speech at the Sofitel Hotel in Sydney.
He was mobbed on his way to the stage by Liberals still flabbergasted at his spectacular upset.
"I have always believed in miracles," he begins to rapturous applause.
Former Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard has praised Bill Shorten's concession speech.
Just this morning, Bill Shorten said time's up for Scott Morrison...
Bill Shorten has finally arrived to deliver his concession speech.
The Labor leader says "I know that you're all hurting, and I am too."
He says while there are still "millions of votes to count" and "important seats to finalise" "it is obvious that Labor will not able to form the next government."
He says called Scott Morrison a short time ago to congratulate him "in the national interest." Labor supporters began booing at this.
It's been an awfully long time since the election was called against Labor and yet Bill Shorten is still to officially concede.
It reminds me of 2016 when a very sulky Malcolm Turnbull took an eternity to make his speech.
Meanwhile at Labor's election night party, the mood is worsening.