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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Australia's far-right party makes further gains, taking seat in western state

Sydney: Australia's far-right One Nation party won a seat in a ​state parliament long held by ​Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labor Party, continuing a surge ​that had gained the populist group its first seat in the national lower house.

Gym owner Luke Herdegen scored One Nation's first lower house seat in the Western Australia parliament, an ‌official tally ⁠showed on ⁠Sunday, taking a seat in the state capital Perth that had been held by Labor ​for decades.

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