If you’re wondering whether we can pull up stumps on this whole counting thing this evening... No. Some counting centres are open until 7pm tonight (as they were last night), which means we might get a few small updates on the numbers between now and then.
We’ve updated this page with the five remaining seats that we’re yet to call.
But when it comes to knowing whether Labor will be able to form a majority government, maybe it’s better to think in weeks – not days.
In 1976, counters took two weeks to deliver a final winner in the seat of Hurstville. In the end, Labor’s candidate was ahead by just 44 (yes, 44) votes, delivering Neville Wran a crucial one-seat majority in parliament.