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Labor, the Australian Greens and the Palmer United Party (PUP) are each likely to have picked up one seat in WA's re-run senate election, while the Liberals have seized two seats - but it is the elusive sixth spot that has many on edge.
If the government's third candidate, Linda Reynolds, does not win, it will be the worst result for the Liberals in the WA senate for 25 years.
But if Labor's Louise Pratt loses, it will be a blow to the ALP, which has criticised the federal government's refusal to release its Commission of Audit report before the WA poll, which reportedly contains recommendations for savage budget cuts.
So far, 89.72 per cent of polling places have counted first preferences, showing a 5.49 per cent swing against the Liberals and a 4.83 per cent swing against Labor.
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Phil Diak from the Australian Electoral Commission told AAP it appeared voter turnout was at about 85 per cent, with more than one million votes already counted.
Counting was limited on Sunday but will resume at 11am (WST) on Monday, he said.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott dismissed the swing against his party, noting candidates opposed to the carbon and mining taxes had "performed very strongly".
"There was absolutely nothing in this vote yesterday to suggest that the voters have suddenly decided they love the carbon or mining tax," he said in Tokyo.
But Greens Senator Scott Ludlam, who appears to have retained his seat, said the result was a "damning indictment" of a government that had only been in power for seven months.
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Tasmania's next premier Will Hodgman has spent day one after the Liberals' thumping election victory familiarising himself with the job.
Mr Hodgman has joined deputy Jeremy Rockliff and likely treasurer Peter Gutwein in meetings with the heads of the premier's department and treasury.
In scenes that mirrored the election of prime minister Tony Abbott last year, Mr Hodgman ticked off day one of a 100-day plan and didn't address the media.
The Liberals grabbed 52 per cent of the primary vote, a swing of 12 per cent, to win at least 14 of the lower house's 25 seats and take power for the first time in 16 years.
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Mr Hodgman told department heads his team was serious about turning around Tasmania's struggling economy.
"We appreciate, having spent some time in opposition, there'll be a lot we need to hear from you as to what's required of us," he said.
"My team ... are keen to start work straight away. But we will do things in a sensible and methodical way as well.
"We are not proposing anything radical."
But his refusal to answer questions was immediately attacked by defeated Labor premier Lara Giddings.
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