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One in 10 would vote differently in election

Phillip Coorey More than one in 10 voters would have voted differently had they known Australia was headed towards a hung parliament, according to a new poll.

The real spin doctors emerge

Lobbyists are gaining in force - now more than ever, writes Mark Davis.

Michelle Grattan and Tim Colebatch Tony Abbott faces pressure to promise a better deal for regional Australia as he tries to overcome competition between the Nationals and the independents he needs to win over.

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Bevis concedes Brisbane to LNP's Gambaro

Long-time Labor incumbent Arch Bevis has conceded the loss of his Brisbane seat to the Liberal National Party's Teresa Gambaro.

Katter comes up with own list of demands

Queensland independent MP Bob Katter is drafting his own list of proposals to take to Labor and the Coalition as talks intensify on forming a minority government.

Unions muscle in on Della Bosca's upper house vacancy

Brian Robins POWERFUL trade unions have helped scupper the nomination of the Premier's chief of staff, Walt Secord, to join the Legislative Council.

No Green in a Labor cabinet, says Swan

Jacob Saulwick THE Gillard government has ruled out offering the Greens a cabinet position, as sensitive negotiations with independents drag on for another week.

'Latham effect' has thousands blanking out

Michael Bachelard Along with the pictures of penises and votes for Albus Dumbledore and Adolf Hitler, ballot papers for last week's federal election were, in their thousands, blank.

Independents could go separate ways

Josh Gordon, Peter Munro Andrew Darby The bloc of three rural independents could split and negotiate separately in shaping the next government, amid deep divisions over key policy questions.

Week on a political knife edge feels like a lifetime in limbo

Sarah Henderson After a federal poll like no other, The Sunday Age asked Victorian Liberal candidate Sarah Henderson to document her tumultuous week.

Why minor players need a major voice

Adam Bandt Being the only Green in the house is leading to plenty of attention, Adam Bandt writes.

Coalition edges closer to taking seat of Brisbane

The Coalition is tantalisingly close to declaring victory in the seat of Brisbane.

Independents may split to seal a deal

Josh Gordon The three rural independents have not ruled out splitting from each other and negotiating separately to form government.

Battle for the heartland

Farrah Tomazin When Julia Gillard called the election six weeks ago, Alexander Eastwood was exactly the kind of voter Labor wanted to attract.

72 all - Brisbane to Coalition and Corangamite to ALP

Tim Colebatch The Coalition has won the seat of Brisbane, leaving the two sides deadlocked at 72 seats each, with six crossbenchers holding the balance of power.

Wilkie in pokie push for $1 bets

Andrew Darby Key independent Andrew Wilkie has put a $1 limit on poker machine bets at the top of a wish list for his meeting with Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Melbourne today.

All eyes on blokes from bush

Michael Gordon Tony Abbott was first to stake a claim on the prime ministership in this dead-heat election, even if it was indirect.

Cleaning up the House

Michelle Grattan The small players who are the giants of the moment - Tony Windsor, Rob Oakeshott and Bob Katter - are determined to get sweeping parliamentary reform out of the hung result.

Abbott blinks first in game of bluff

Michelle Grattan and Tom Arup Tony Abbott has backed down and agreed to submit opposition policies to Treasury so the crucial country independents can be briefed on costings.