Australian federal election 2016 Labor candidate for Cowan Anne Aly ( R ) and Matt Keogh ( C ) , the party ' s MP for the newly - created seat of Burt , and Western Australia ( WA ) Labor leader Mark McGowan ( L ) speak during a press conference in Perth , Western Australia , Australia , 03 July 2016 . With the likelihood of a hung parliament , based on Australian Electoral Commission ( AEC ) data , both Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Australian Opposition leader Bill Shorten are reportedly in a race to shore up crossbench support to form minority government in the Australian Parliament . EPA / REBECCA LE MAY AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT ▶ [ 핫 클릭 ] 발목 건강 위협 하 는 ' 하이힐 '…" 발목 도 굵 게 만든다 "▶ [ 핫 클릭 ] 10 세 소년 이 192 ㎏… " 못 걷 겠 어요 " 학교 그만둬 ▶ [ 통통 영상 ] 출근길 강남대로 한복 판서 ' 무 자비 폭행 '< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 , 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 >