Anthony Albanese wasn't the only winner last night as the ABC dominated election night with a winning primary channel share of 27.9%
On Fox Footy, the North Melbourne Kangaroos v the Melbourne Demons was the top rating AFL match with 137,000 viewers. The Sydney Roosters v the Penrith Panthers was the next highest rated match with 204,000 viewers ahead of the St George Illawarra Dragons v the New Zealand Warriors which had 165,000 viewers. The North Queensland Cowboys v The Melbourne Storm was the top match of the night with 249,000 viewers.
Labor leader Anthony Albanese's victory over Prime Minister Scott Morrison was said to be a 'healing' experience for the predominantly left-wing guests.
'It is proper to acknowledge the functioning of our democracy. 'People are really frustrated,' she said. Wilkinson and FitzSimons host a party at their ritzy home every federal election night, inviting a Who's Who of media, politics and the arts. Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek (right, with Albanese on May 4) said it appeared many people who had voted Liberal in the past had opted for independent or even Greens candidates in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne seats The most high-profile Liberal in attendance was NSW Treasurer Matt Kean (pictured), a Morrison critic whose advocacy for climate change action has put him at odds with members of his own party Wilkinson has long been an advocate for Ms Higgins (pictured), a former Liberal Party staffer who claims she was sexually assaulted by a colleague in Parliament House in 2019 and has since become an outspoken critic of the Morrison government The contingent of journalists was completed by Kate McClymont, an investigative reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald, and Mike Carlton, who used to host a 2UE radio show with FitzSimons, as well as several producers of Channel 10's The Project. British celebrity chef Nigella Lawson (pictured on March 24), who is a supporter of the UK Labour Party, was also among the guests, and later tweeted: 'What a night to be in Australia!' Wilkinson has long been an advocate for Ms Higgins, a former Liberal Party staffer who claims she was sexually assaulted by a colleague in Parliament House in 2019 and has since become an outspoken critic of the Morrison government. Wilkinson and FitzSimons (right) host a party at their multimillion-dollar home every federal election night, inviting a Who's Who of media, politics and the arts British celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, who is known to support the UK Labour Party, was also among the attendees, and later tweeted: 'What a night to be in Australia!' Inside Lisa Wilkinson and Peter FitzSimons' election night party where a Who's Who of left-wing actors and TV stars 'healed from the trauma of 2019' as they celebrated Albo's victory