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What you need to know
By Daniel Lo Surdo
Another busy day looms on Tuesday, as the fallout and vote count from Saturday's election resumes.
Labor will continue preparation for its second term, with Anthony Albanese expecting to bring MPs together on Friday to determine the composition of his next ministry. The Coalition will unpack where it all went wrong, and turn their minds to appointing a new leader after Peter Dutton lost his seat of Dickson.
Here's what you need to know as we start the morning:
Anthony Albanese has resumed work in Canberra after Labor's landslide win on Saturday. Albanese spoke to US President Donald Trump on Monday, and confirmed he would attend the G7 summit in Canada next month, at the invitation of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
The fallout of the Liberal Party's crushing election loss will continue, as the party mulls the appointment of its next leader. Angus Taylor, who was shadow treasurer under Peter Dutton, is the early frontrunner for the job, with Sussan Ley and Dan Tehan also contenders.
Trump praised Albanese following his re-election on Monday, calling the PM 'very friendly' and telling this masthead that he had 'no idea who the other person is that ran against him'.
The Australian Electoral Commission will begin its mandatory second count of all votes today. More than 14 million first preference House of Representatives ballot papers have been counted since polling booths closed on Saturday evening.
Greens leader Adam Bandt is confident of retaining his seat of Melbourne, despite facing a serious challenge from Labor candidate Sarah Witty that has left the electorate too close to call. The Greens have conceded defeat in the seats of Griffith and Brisbane, and are in a close contest in the Labor-held seat of Wills.
Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce underwent prostate cancer surgery on Monday, one day after revealing his cancer diagnosis.
6.45am
Pollster told Dutton to 'lighten up, offer tax cuts' days before election defeat
By Paul Sakkal
Leaked documents show the Liberals' pollster raised the alarm about the opposition's thin tax policy and told Peter Dutton he had to lighten up as the opposition leader's popularity cratered and his party careened towards a historic loss on Saturday.
In a document titled 'Project Majura' presented to Dutton and the tightest group of campaign operatives on April 30, just days out from the election, Turner wrote: 'Enjoy the campaign, with a relaxed, sincere tone, using relatable language.
'Ensure public engagements are delivered in a way that shows Dutton, and the Liberals, listen to voters, and understand what they are going through right now.'
6.32am
Second vote count begins
By Daniel Lo Surdo
The Australian Electoral Commission will commence its second count of votes on Tuesday, after counting more votes on election night than it ever has in a single night in Australian electoral history.
Electoral Commissioner Jeff Pope said that in the past two and a half days, AEC staff had counted over 14 million first preference House of Representatives ballot papers, and first preferences for over 7 million Senate ballot papers.
Today, fresh scrutiny will be applied to the votes that have already been counted. This generally doesn't provide new results, but does ensure the accuracy of votes already counted.
More than a dozen electorates remain too close to call, including the seat of Melbourne, held by Greens leader Adam Bandt, and Kooyong, Bradfield, and Goldstein.
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