Well, Little Fascist Johnny is no longer 'in control'. A Statesman like concession speech.

It's still not completely clear whether he has lost his seat, it's going to go right to the wire. I do hope he does lose, though, it will save him the embarrassment of having to resign, especially since he made the 'promise' that he would serve the full term if elected.

Rudd needed 76 to win - various calls between 83 and 88 seats are being made. His speech was the "let's work together and gird our loins" speech.

Interestingly, there were strong gains in Queensland, and it seems that the end of the National Party is in sight - their traditional stamping grounds have drifted to Labour as the traditional 'Country' areas get settled by city dwellers moving to the country areas.