Former ACT Liberal senator Zed Seselja has admitted to feeling a sense of dread going into the federal election that ended his near-decade career in parliament.
In his first media interview since losing his Senate seat to independent David Pocock, Mr Seselja also said a visit from Coalition-era foreign minister Marise Payne would not have stopped Solomon Islands making a security pact with China, and agreed that China was becoming more aggressive, interventionist and "cunning".
