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claim: There was a constant buzz of excitement with crowds behind the announcers and a wait for the victor to claim the spoils in that very room, according to Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ADVERTISEMENT div class ad-sidelink See your ad here /div It reminds us that the ABC is an institution, a piece of our democratic process and much more than a pesky competitor for attention against the Murdoch news machine. Once upon a time, the ABC coverage of a federal election was held in the tally room, the front end of the counting area run by the Australian Electoral Commission. On Saturday night, the ABC had 30.6% of the audience, reaching 5.3m people between late afternoon and midnight. In the digital realm, the ABC was ahead too, with a unique audience of 2.7m, which climbed to 2.9m on Sunday. Many of them were probably flicking back and forth across channels and dipping into the evening sport, but the number is still impressive. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.