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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Zoe Osborne

Can the independents upset Australia’s political status quo?

Kylea Tink poses with some of her team while campaigning in North Sydney [Courtesy of Kylea Tink]

Sydney, Australia – With Australia’s 2022 federal election just days away, attention is focused on independent candidates standing in constituencies across the country who could emerge as key players in the formation of a future government, particularly if the result is close.

Opinion polls show the gap between Scott Morrison’s incumbent Liberal National coalition and its Labor rivals under Anthony Albanese is narrowing as more than 17 million Australians get set to vote on May 21.

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