Australian federal election 2016 Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ( R ) gestures while son Alex ( L ) reacts at the Liberal Party election night event at the Sofitel Wentworth Hotel , in Sydney , Australia , 02 July 2016 . Some 16 million Australians voted in what is tipped to be a tight election contest between Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Australian Opposition leader Bill Shorten . The Australian Electoral Commission figures at 10 : 45 p . m . ( AEST ) were showing the coalition holding 71 seats and Labor 68 , with one Green and four independents with six seats remaining undetermined . EPA / DEAN LEWINS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT ▶ [ 핫 클릭 ] " 쿠란 경구 못 외 면 고문 " 방 글 라 인질극 생존자 증언 ▶ [ 핫 클릭 ] 광현 호 살인 피의자 , 선장 · 기관장 에 23 차례 칼 휘둘러 ▶ [ 통통 영상 ] 출근길 강남대로 한복 판서 ' 무 자비 폭행 '< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 , 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 >