Albanese is up first, thanking his opposition and voters for tuning in and participating.He started off his address with an election pitch, saying “now is the time to look forward and seize the opportunities and build Australia’s future”.

“The world has thrown a lot of challenges. In Australia in the last few years, we’ve had the COVID pandemic, followed by the biggest inflation spike since the 1980s and the biggest energy crisis since the 1970s but what matters is how you respond, and we’ve responded the Australian way, thanks to the hard work of Australians, including the people in this room,” he said.

“What this election is about, though, is what happens next, whether we continue to build on those foundations.”

Dutton spoke next and came out swinging at the federal Labor government.

“It has been a tough year, a tough three years, in fact, for Australians. People have seen the government make mistakes, starting with the Voice,” he said.

“People have gone backwards.”