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National
Michael Pascoe

The Liberals face being engulfed by a rising tide of independents

Tapping into community issues, Allegra Spender ousted Liberal Dave Sharma from Wentworth. Photo: AAP

No, the “Teals” don’t have the balance of power and the usual suspects in mainstream media will continue to give wildly disproportionate coverage to Liberal members of the opposition, but it is still early days in the Independents Revolution.

Labor having the numbers to govern in its own right and the Liberal Party reviving Abbott Total Opposition mode might give the appearance of federal politics as usual.

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