Son of Palestinian refugees projected to win Calwell for Labor in most complex preference count in history

Basem Abdo expected to hold off independent Carly Moore and Liberal candidate Usman Ghani in Melbourne electorateGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe son of Palestinian refugees has been projected to win the Melbourne seat of Calwell for Labor after the most complex preference count the Australian Electoral Commission has ever conducted.The ABC’s chief election analyst Antony Green and the independent election analyst Ben Raue called the seat for Basem Abdo on Monday afternoon, increasing Labor’s majority to 94 seats.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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