The Greens could hold as many as 12 Senate seats and have five lower house MPs in the new parliament following a record result at the federal election.
Labor leader Anthony Albanese is on track to govern in minority as Australian voters deserted both major parties in favour of independents and the Greens.
Cost of living pressures will emerge as an election issue, as economic figures are released and a one-off $250 payment will be made to six million Australians.