Australia s Parliament will be radically different to any in living memory with a massive number of Greens and independents sworn in, making up 16 of the 151 seats and taking up a huge area.
Outgoing Wentworth MP Dave Sharma has blamed his loss on voters "dislike" of Scott Morrison and warned the Liberal Party should "move back to the centre" if it wants to return to power.
Few sights are more desperate than old political parties on the run. In this Australian federal election, the challenge from independents and smaller parties has sparked a nervous reaction, much of it negative and most of it misplaced. By Binoy Kampmark