00:00It looks like on these projections that he won't be returning to Parliament, instead
00:07defeated by Labor's Sarah Whitty.
00:10Now, Mr Ban, as we know, is leader of the party.
00:12He's held his seat since 2010, and it really has been considered a bit of a jewel in the
00:18crown for the Greens.
00:20So they'll be very upset about this loss.
00:24This is, though, the second major political scalp that Labor has managed to claim this
00:30election after, as we know, Peter Dutton, the opposition leader, lost his seat of Dixon
00:35over the weekend.
00:37Much like the coalition is going through a period of soul searching at the moment, it
00:42is likely that the Greens will have to do this as well, because they've actually been
00:47reduced to just one seat in the House of Representatives.
00:51And that very seat of Ryan, it is still hanging in the balance, and it's unclear whether they'll
00:57hold on to that as well.
00:58We did hear from Greens Senator Maureen Faruqi on afternoon briefing a little earlier today,
01:04and she's provided these reflections of these results.
01:07Over the last few days, seats have been called.
01:10They've been uncalled.
01:12You know, positions and decisions have flipped.
01:16In Melbourne, the situation is this.
01:1815,000 votes still have not been counted.
01:20These were people who were either working and not in the electorate that day, and those
01:25votes often have a very positive outcome for the Greens.
01:28Our scrutineers are there.
01:30Votes are being counted.
01:31And, you know, we can't declare a position until every last vote is counted.
01:35And I have everything crossed and hope that Adam gets across the line.
01:41And Olivia, what's Peter Dutton had to say today?
01:43Well, the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, was actually in Canberra.
01:47It was a bit of a surprise.
01:48He was spotted at Canberra Airport, and some journalists did approach him and have a chat
01:54to him.
01:54Essentially, he came to Parliament House to pack up his things because, after all, his nearly
02:0025-year career in politics is over.
02:03As we know, there's a big question mark hanging over who will replace him to become a leader
02:09of the coalition at the moment.
02:12The key names in question are Deputy Opposition Leader Susan Lee, as well as the Shadow Treasurer
02:17Angus Taylor.
02:19There's a lot of sentiment within the party and disappointment, I've got to say, around
02:23the policy platforms that the party took to the election.
02:27It felt like there was a lack of cohesion and organisation with that.
02:33And ultimately, Mr Dutton was asked, considering his defeat, who he thinks would be best to replace
02:39him.
02:39And this was his response.
02:41I've spoken to my colleagues, and the Liberal Party rebuilds from here, and that's as it should
02:47be.
02:48So the best model I've seen is where leaders form up, make a graceful exit from politics
02:55and maintain the graceful silence.
02:58So that'll be my honour.
02:59So thank you very much.
03:01So a few reflections there from Peter Dutton, as he says there, he doesn't intend on weighing
03:07in on politics and was going to take a bit of a back step now.
03:12What happens for the coalition is that they have to wait until all the ballots are counted,
03:17all the seats are finalised, and then they'll hold that all-important leadership meeting to
03:22determine who will lead them through this period of regeneration following their resounding
03:28defeat over the weekend.
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