It's not over yet ...

[Matilda]

6. The Senate's gone, I'm afraid.

All those wacky minor parties are likely to vote with Abbott, so he'll get his legislation through.

But at least it's prompted calls for Senate voting reform. I voted below-the-line, and it took me fifteen minutes, going back and forth trying to figure out where the parties were placed on the ballot. It's a ludicrous system, and above the line voting just lets all the parties (Greens and Labor included) to game the system. I felt pretty disgusted with them all over some of the deals that were made.

The final composition of the Senate won't entirely reflect voters' real intentions.

And no, mate, I'm not offended by being called "darl".

Edit to add: And remember, the national swing was around 3.5% - not the 7-8% forecast by the pundits.