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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Basford Canales

Liberal Tim Wilson projected to win Goldstein back from teal Zoe Daniel in nail-biting count

Tim Wilson
Tim Wilson’s tight lead is expected to grow as more postal votes are counted but Zoe Daniel will wait for final results before conceding. Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

Tim Wilson looks set to reclaim his inner-Melbourne seat from the teal independent Zoe Daniel in a nail-biting race that will give the Liberals a glimmer of hope after an election night wipeout.

The ABC’s election analyst, Antony Green, called Goldstein for Wilson on Tuesday afternoon after the former MP took the lead during postal vote counting.

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