There's been another leadership causality of Labor’s landslide election victory this time, Greens Leader, Adam Bandt. The ABC projects he's lost his seat of Melbourne to Labor’s Sarah Witty and today, former Liberal Leader Peter Dutton emerged in Canberra packing up his office and promising to maintain a 'graceful silence'.
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00:00A return to the capital amid a brutal departure from politics.
00:07I've spoken to my colleagues and the Northern Party rebuilds from here and that's as it should be.
00:14With a party left to pick up the pieces, Peter Dutton keeping quiet on his replacement.
00:19The best model I've seen is where leaders form up, make a graceful exit from politics and maintain their graceful silence.
00:29Not the only party in search of a new leader, the ABC projecting Greens leader Adam Bandt will lose his seat of Melbourne.
00:36The end of another political career, defeated by Labor's Sarah Whitty after suffering a slump of more than 4% in his primary vote.
00:45We can't declare a position till every last vote is counted and I have everything crossed.
00:53It wasn't all commiserations today.
00:55We are genuinely very proud to say that we are pleased to accept that we have won the seat of Goldstein back.
01:02Tim Wilson claiming victory, unseating one term independent Zoe Daniel.
01:09Today the incumbent is yet to concede.
01:12Three years ago we were written off.
01:15The nearby seat of Cooyong in Melbourne and Bradfield on Sydney's North Shore still too close to call.
01:22With counting expected to continue for days, moderate Liberal Maria Kovacic certain of one thing.
01:28The message from the committee is very, very clear and that's why I believe that this nuclear policy has to go.
01:35At odds with a new Liberal colleague.
01:37In my core sense of belief, believe in the role of nuclear power not as an end but as a beginning.
01:44And a coalition partner.
01:46It wasn't a drag on our vote.
01:48The reality was that it was far deeper than nuclear energy.
01:52The political fallout from this emphatic defeat is only just beginning.
01:57And the coalition's nuclear policy appears to be the biggest point of contention.
02:02That's just one question facing the opposition's future leader.
02:06The contest for that coming down to two likely contenders.
02:10Deputy Leader Susan Lee and Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor.