Daily Mail: 'This has been a tough campaign': Emotional Bill Shorten RESIGNS as Labor leader with wife Chloe at his side after humiliating defeat - after Scott Morrison's shock election win
* Scott Morrison will stay on as Prime Minister after the Coalition secured an election win on Saturday night
* Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has conceded defeat and confirmed he would resign as Labor Party leader
* Labor and Mr Shorten went into the night as favourites to win, but suffered unexpected losses in Queensland
* The Liberals did not emerge unscathed either, with former prime minister Tony Abbott losing in Warringah
* ABC election analyst Antony Green has called the election for Mr Morrison and his Coalition government
Bill Shorten has congratulated Scott Morrison on winning a surprise election victory and confirmed he would be resigning as Labor leader.
At the stroke of midnight, following the Labor leader's concession speech, the Prime Minister delivered a midnight victory speech praising God and the Australian people.
'I have always believed in miracles and I'm standing with the three biggest miracles in my life tonight and tonight we've been delivered another one,' he said, next to his wife Jenny and their daughters Abbey and Lily.
In a result which opinion polls and betting markets had failed to predict, the Liberal and the National parties recorded strong swings to them - particularly in Queensland - granting them a possible slim majority or a minority with the support of pro-climate change action independents.
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WNU Editor: The pollsters and pundits in Australia were completely wrong. There are 5 seats that remain to be decided, and the ruling coalition is leading in 4. If this trend continues the Ruling-Coalition will have been re-elected with a slight majority. Why did Labor lose? From abolishing the Queen to radical climate change policies, many Australians were not ready to go down that path.
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Scott Morrison clinches unlikely victory over Bill Shorten in bombshell election result -- News.com.au
2019 Australia election: Morrison celebrates 'miracle' win -- BBC
Australia's conservative government on course for 'miracle' election victory -- Reuters
Australia’s ruling coalition elected to surprise third term -- AP
Australia's ruling Coalition claims election victory in major upset -- The Guardian
Australia's conservatives keep power in 'miracle' election win -- DW
Australia election 2019 -- CNN
Australia's conservative coalition scores stunning political victory in general election, defies polls forecasting loss -- FOX News
Australian PM Morrison celebrates unexpected election victory -- Reuters
Scott Morrison declares victory in tight Australia election -- Al Jazeera
Liberals' election 'miracle' surprises even the true blue-blooded believers -- The Guardian
Polls were wrong, the guts were right -- Angus Livingston, 7 News
