10:49

As smashings go, Saturday night’s result in Wentworth is entirely comprehensive.



Scott Morrison begged voters in Wentworth not to push his government into minority as part of venting their anger about the conservative-led coup against Malcolm Turnbull, and they turned their backs on him. In droves.

On current indications, Kerry Phelps will get a higher primary vote than the Liberal candidate, Dave Sharma.

Tonight’s result – historic by any measure – is a repudiation of the Liberals, their current policy direction, and the unhinged coup culture in Canberra.

It is a devastating night for the Liberals and there are messages here beyond the frustration of a single electorate in a single city.

Australians, with this result, are telling the political class in Canberra that they want a different style of politics, a politics that comes from the community and serves the community. What we are watching tonight is nothing short of a revolution.

