The election count so far

WHERE WE ARE WITH THE VOTE COUNT

WITH ALMOST 13 OF THE 15 MILLION VOTES ALLOCATED:

Labor 49.66pc

Coalition 50.34pc

Swing against the coalition 3.15pc

THE SEAT COUNT SO FAR:

Coalition 76

Labor 68

Greens 1

Independent 4

In doubt 1

HANGING IN THE BALANCE:

* Herbert (LNP QLD): Sitting MP Ewen Jones leads Labor's Cathy O'Toole by 44 votes with 89.87 per cent counted. Postal votes are trending Jones' way although O'Toole is getting the benefit of absentee votes.

BEST GUESS OUTCOME:

Coalition 76

Labor 69

Greens 1

Independents 4

SEATS LABOR PICKED UP FROM THE COALITION:

Bass, Braddon, Lyons (TAS); Burt, Cowan (WA), Eden-Monaro, Lindsay, Macarthur, Macquarie (NSW); Longman (QLD); Solomon (NT); Hindmarsh (SA)

SEATS COALITION WON FROM LABOR:

Chisholm (VIC).

COALITION LOSS TO NICK XENOPHON TEAM:

Mayo (SA).

LIKELY SENATE OUTCOME:

Coalition 30

Labor 27

Greens 9

Nick Xenophon Team 3

Independents 7