julie bishop on insiders, page-24

I can't believe some of you are still arguing over the number. The game has well and truly moved onto the next stage. The reality is the coalition does not have the numbers to form government, whereas Labor has. Tuesday is the big day, opening of the new parliament, and guess what ? The Liberals and its partner will not be sitting on the Treasury bench.

You can continue to argue over who won the most seats, or who won, it really does not matter. Labor has formed the new government.