With just three more seats to be finalised in the House of Representatives, Labor will be hoping to pick up at least one of those to obtain a majority. Meanwhile, the Senate is looking promising too.
Voters disenchanted with the cynical politics of the main parties were ripe for conversion – they just needed someone to knock on their door and listen
Pauline Hanson and Jacqui Lambie have high profiles but Senate numbers are moving against their ability to have significant clout when Parliament resumes.