Early vote counting in the Australian general election suggests the Labour Party is likely to return for a second term.
The early projections come from the Australian Electoral Commission, which gives the ruling centre-left Labour Party 70 seats and conservative opposition coalition 24 seats in the country’s 150-seat House of Representatives.
Local networks have also called the election in favour of Labour.
It is not yet clear if Labour will hold enough seats to form a majority government.
If re-elected, incumbent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese would be the first Australian leader to win consecutive elections since John Howard in 2004.
Our journalists are working on this story and will update it as soon as more information becomes available.
