State of the Nation

And while I am on about the state of the nation - here is the official tally - straight from the Australian Electoral Commission at 6:00pm today.

VOTES

Party	Number Votes	Percent %	Swing %
Labor	5,061,767	50.65	-2.05
Coalition	4,930,964	49.35	+2.05

SEATS

Party	Total
Labor	72
Liberal	41
LNP (QLD)	21
Greens	1
Nationals	7
CLP (NT)	1
Independent	2
Doubtful	5
Total	150
Counted %	75.24

Use this to make your own mind up about which party has the most support.