It was a devastating result for the Coalition, which is on track for its worst-ever result in a federal election, with Peter Dutton making history by becoming the first opposition leader to lose his own seat, with Dickson falling to Labor’s Ali France.

“And I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet, and I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging, today and every day.”

Mr Albanese seemed intent on countering those events, as well as the opposition’s response to them, in his rhetoric on Saturday night.

“I think this will take us down that road of all working together for the good of this country and addressing all the issues in the country, not just some of them.”

“The only thing he wants to do is lock more Aboriginal people up.”

‘People want to invest in a kinder Australia’

“And when we wonder what caused that, it absolutely leans into an overwhelming sentiment that people want to care for each other and that we want to invest in a kinder Australia.”

“The federal government holds the levers that could genuinely change that tide of over-representation.”

Price bullish about role in Coalitions’ election defeat

“Here in Lingiari (the NT seat won by Labor’s Marion Scrymgour with an increased margin) Aboriginal people are going to continue to be marginalised, the gap is going to get wider because we take an ideological approach to all of these issues and Labor will continue to do that.”

“Together, we hope to strengthen outcomes for our communities, support self-determination and ensure Aboriginal voices continue to shape the decisions that affect our lives,” Mr Williams said.