Prime Minister Scott Morrison hailed a "miracle" after he defied the pollsters
With most votes counted, his Liberal-National Coalition is set to be the largest party
Australia's opposition Labor leader Bill Shorten admitted defeat, resigning the party leadership
Former Liberal Prime Minister Tony Abbott lost the seat he'd held since 1994
More than 16 million Australians were registered to vote, and some four million voted before election day
Anna Jones, Jay Savage and Frances Mao
It's a beautiful early autumn day here in Sydney where we're across all the events. Our reporters and correspondents around Australia will be bringing you all the latest news, gossip and colour from the day. And no doubt some pictures of sausage sizzles and people voting at the beach in their budgie smugglers.
Hello everyone and good morning Australia. We're kicking off our live coverage of election day, with the Liberal-National Coalition hoping they can hang on to office but facing a real challenge from Bill Shorten's Labor party and a host a smaller parties.