Bill Shorten

Australian Labor party rejects 'racist' advert claim

Mr Shorten's centre-left Australian Labor Party (ALP) vowed to "employ Australians first" in the advert released on Sunday.

However, the video was widely criticised for the people it chose to feature, a majority of whom were white.

Mr Shorten denied racism, but conceded the video lacked diversity.

Another Labor frontbencher, Anthony Albanese, described the advert as a "shocker" and said it should "never have been produced".

 

Immediate backlash

Turnbull,Shorten back electronic voting as Coalition claims victory

The calls for electronic voting follow a gruelling eight-day vote count, which is yet to deliver a formal result.

 

The Coalition is on track to win at least 74 seats, and is confident it can win two more, giving it enough seats to govern in its own right.

Mr Shorten this afternoon conceded defeat in a phone call to Mr Shorten, offering to work with Mr Turnbull to find "common ground" and make the parliament work.