Shock result in Australia's federal elections
Labor leader Bill Shorten has accepted defeat.
The ruling centre-right coalition led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks set to return to power against the predictions of the pollsters.
Exit polls had suggested a narrow victory for the Labor party for the first time in six years, but Bill Shorten has accepted defeat.
Voting in Australia is mandatory, and a record 16.4 million voters were enrolled for the election.
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