ie , ▁and ▁National ▁politician ▁Bar nab y ▁Joy ce . ▁The ▁broadcast ▁was ▁watched ▁by ▁ 9 6 7 , 0 0 0 ▁view ers , ▁coming ▁second ▁after ▁the ▁ABC . ▁N ine ' s ▁coverage ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁journalist ▁Ray ▁Martin ▁and ▁political ▁editor ▁Laur ie ▁O akes . ▁Special ▁guests ▁included ▁Labor ▁polit icians ▁Senator ▁Robert ▁Ray ▁and ▁Sh adow ▁Tre as urer ▁Wayne ▁Sw an , ▁Liber als ▁Michael ▁K ro ger ▁and ▁Communic ations ▁Minister ▁Helen ▁Co on an . ▁The ▁broadcast ▁was ▁watched ▁by ▁ 7 6 3 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁and ▁came ▁third ▁among ▁the ▁free - to - air ▁networks ▁doing ▁full ▁election ▁count ▁coverage . ▁The ▁ABC ' s ▁coverage ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁Ker ry ▁O ' B rien , ▁Tony ▁Jones ▁and ▁Anton y ▁Green . ▁Special ▁guests ▁included ▁Senator ▁Nick ▁Min chin ▁( Fin ance ▁Minister ), ▁representing ▁the ▁Co al ition , ▁and ▁Julia ▁Gill ard ▁( De put y ▁Labor ▁Le ader ). ▁The ▁ABC ▁provided ▁live ▁cross es ▁to ▁key ▁elect or ates ▁around ▁Australia . ▁The ▁broadcast ▁was ▁watched ▁by ▁ 1 , 1 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁view ers ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁watched ▁election ▁coverage . ▁ ▁Sky ▁News ▁Australia ' s ▁coverage ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁David ▁Spe ers ▁in ▁Sydney ▁with ▁Helen ▁Dal ley ▁at ▁the ▁t ally ▁room ▁in ▁Can ber ra . ▁Gu ests ▁included ▁former ▁prime ▁minister ▁Bob ▁Haw ke , ▁former ▁Labor ▁Le ader ▁Kim ▁Be