Topic: Bill Shorten

Australia faces a hung parliament following a tight general election where neither Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's Liberal Party nor Bill Shorten's Labor Party secured a clear majority. Vote counting has been paused, and the final result is not expected until at least Tuesday.

Australian Member of Parliament Bill Shorten was criticized for a Sky News interview in which he refused to express a personal opinion on Speaker Peter Slipper's sexual harassment allegations. Shorten repeatedly stated that his view was identical to Prime Minister Julia Gillard's, despite admitting he did not know what her specific comments were at the time.