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Too little too late: voters turn on Morrison in affluent seat of Higgins

The PM is on the nose in Melbourne’s inner east as voters cite inequality and pandemic failures – and a redistribution has put the Greens in a strong position

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Bitter battle for every vote: can million-dollar promises bring a sea change to Corangamite?

Nine candidates are vying for the Victorian seat lost to Labor in the last election and the Coalition is pulling out all stops to get it back

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Undecided, uninterested, unsure: major parties vie to flip long-held seats of Reid and Parramatta

Scott Morrison’s name may be a negative in the marginal seats of the inner west, but that doesn’t necessarily translate into enthusiasm for Labor

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Ultra-marginal Chisholm hopes for a milder ride, but scrabble for votes still intense

Liberal Gladys Liu won the Melbourne eastern suburbs seat in a hugely contentious 2019 poll, and needs every vote she can muster to ward off Labor

Published: 4:00 PM

Coal not the only burning issue in Queensland’s blue collar seat of Flynn

With the LNP MP retiring and Labor reeling from its 2019 collapse, One Nation and the United Australia party will have a big say in this central Queensland seat

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A new dynamic in Goldstein: teal turbulence sweeps wealthy Melbourne seat

Small-l liberal voters in the inner-city electorate have seized on Zoe Daniel’s candidacy, while Tim Wilson battles his leader’s unpopularity

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‘Only bad things’ in Lindsay: western Sydney voters remain deeply unimpressed

Many Penrith residents are disengaged from politics, although their seat has consistently swung with the election winner

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With signs of floodwater still visible, the LNP’s hold on Brisbane may be in doubt

Though floodwaters are front of mind for many voters the city’s demographic mix means no single party is assured of electoral victory

Published: 9:07 PM

Dissent and disaffection in the mega mansions and battler suburbs of Boothby

Change is in the air in the blue-ribbon South Australian seat. Will the status quo prevail or will dissatisfaction with both major parties hand it to an independent?

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In Hunter, where coal is king, a Labor heartland seat faces a strong Coalition challenge

The ALP has held the NSW electorate at every election since 1910. But with seismic changes under way, the valley’s miners are eyeing the future with unease

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Victorian food-bowl seat up for grabs in three-way fight over water and jobs

Irrigation issues dominate in Coalition-held Nicholls, the nation’s sixth-safest seat, with Liberals, Nationals and an independent all in the running

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In kaleidoscopic Longman, the status quo is dead. Who will voters turn to?

There is a diversity of views in this seat north of Brisbane. But some issues people care about are not on the radar of the major parties

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Why not both? Voters in two key WA seats doubtful about ‘Morrison plus McGowan’ deal

Swan and Hasluck could be among the seats to fall if Labor gets a swing just one-third as big as Mark McGowan’s at state level

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Wentworth climate showdown: is Allegra Spender the ‘new blood’ voters are looking for?

Locals say the Coalition under Morrison is deeply unpopular. Liberal MP Dave Sharma is facing heat from another high-profile independent

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Bass and Braddon in the balance as Tasmanian voters excoriate Scott Morrison

Few people we meet in these two marginal Liberal seats are negative about Labor leader Anthony Albanese – rather, he’s a bit of a mystery

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Could a climate of change eject the Liberals from the Perth blue-ribbon seat of Curtin?

Julie Bishop’s former electorate in the city’s affluent western suburbs has been in conservative hands since its creation. An independent hopes to change that

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‘There’s lots of anger still’: locals in key NSW seat of Gilmore remain split on Morrison

Still reeling from the Black Summer bushfires, Gilmore is one of the few seats the Liberals could win off Labor but the PM is proving divisive

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