GREENS SHOCKER: The current state of play

The Greens have had a shocker of an election.

And that’s thanks to hundreds of thousands of ADVANCE supporters who have backed the campaign to tell Aussies that the Greens are not who they used to be.

You are the real winners tonight.

The Greens used to be harmless tree-huggers, but now they are a far-left extremist party. They have grown from one MP elected in the early 1980s, to almost 50 in Parliaments across Australia.

But you have stopped their march through our political institutions in its tracks.

From the ADVANCE team, thank you for supporting this campaign.

This is where we stand.

The ABC is predicting that the Greens will win zero seats. We think there is still a possibility they may pick up one or two.

This is a massive win for ADVANCE supporters.

Max Chandler-Mather (Griffith), Sonya Semmens (Macnamara) and Stephen Bates (Brisbane) have all lost their seats.

The electorate of Ryan is too close to call. Labor is currently coming third, which means the Greens could win on Labor preferences. There are currently 1500 votes between Labor and the Greens.

If Labor closes the 1500 vote gap and push the Greens into third place, they will lose the seat. But it’s possible the Greens might win Ryan on Labor preferences.

There has been a BIG swing against Adam Bandt in Melbourne – of more than 5%. This seat will not be called tonight, and will come down to close preferences. That the leader of the Greensis in a fight for his seat is a testament to the success of the Greens Truth campaign.

Unfortunately, Greens candidate Samantha Ratnam is doing well in Wills, and worryingly, the Socialist Alliance has won 8% of the vote. This will give the Greens a big boost on the distribution of preferences. It will be very close and will not be called tonight.