Australia news live: Liberals face a day of soul-searching after historic byelection loss

Peter Dutton has pledged to ‘rebuild’ after a vote widely considered a test of his leadership. Follow the day’s news live

• Paul Karp: Wipeout beckons for Liberals after Aston byelection and the problem is not just Peter Dutton
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Doyle promises the people of Aston she will “do the best I can for this area” – whether they voted for her or not.

I promise, every single one of you this - whether you voted for me or not, I will always listen. I will always do the best I can for this area. And I will always put locals first.

History tells us how difficult this is. It’s never happened before in a century. It’s been a lot of byelections in the last century, and on not a single occasion has the government won a seat from the opposition. So the feeling on the ground was always very positive.

We’ll also always have our eye on - how do we create a better Australia in the future by dealing with climate change, dealing with skills shortages.