When will the result of the election be announced?
The 9NEWS Election 2016: Australia Decides panel will make an early call on the winner from an exclusive Galaxy call at 5pm and report the results as they come into the newsroom.
However, counting of votes will continue for some time after tomorrow. “On election night, all first preference votes will be counted at the polling place where they are cast”, according to the AEC.
A two-candidate preferred count of the House of Representatives ballot papers is also completed.
The final result will not be known until all votes, including postal votes, are counted, and the AEC must wait for up to 13 days after the election to allow for postal votes to arrive and be counted.