Swing of 2.6% will give the Greens a dominant role on Senate crossbench

Adam Bandt comfortably re-elected in Melbourne but party fails to make gains in the lower house

The Greens are on track to retain all of their senators up for re-election, giving the minor party a total of nine Senate seats and a dominant role on the crossbench in the 46th parliament.

A 2.6% swing to the minor party in the Senate will likely see all six senators up for re-election returned but the Greens failed to make gains in the lower house.

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