Published: May 18, 2019
Labor supporters came to Essendon to celebrate victory but left with emotions raw and painful after Bill Shorten conceded defeat
What happened? Labor supporters gathered at the Hyatt Place Melbourne hotel at Essendon Fields for a celebration, a victory party. They were nervous but quietly confident. As the night wore on, it turned into a wake, heads in hands, confused faces.
At 6.30pm, Andrew Philippou, 62, was clutching a spreadsheet of the lower house seats. He’d worked it out, ticked off Labor wins, and predicted the ALP would win at least 80, a comfortable victory. “Easy,” he said. He wasn’t over-confident, but he was smiling. “Let’s see how we go.”
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