Australian election: Queensland drives a stake through Labor's hopes

ALP suffers federal election swing of more than 4% against it in the state, devastating its hopes of forming government
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Labor’s failure to pick up any marginal seats in Queensland has sealed its likely fate in opposition for the next three years, as the party reels from Saturday’s election result.

The Liberal National party’s landslide victory in Queensland delivered it two extra seats, clawing back Longman and Herbert from the ALP while holding on to all of its marginal electorates in the state.

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