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Legalise Cannabis and other progressive parties could hold balance of power in Victorian upper house

Counting suggests Legalise Cannabis party, Greens and Reason Party are likely to win seats in Legislative Council

The Guardian - AU

Victorian ‘Greenslide’ fails to eventuate but progressives on track for upper house balance of power

Greens’ high hopes evaporate as prepoll vote comes in; leader Samantha Ratnam turns attention to Legislative Council

The Guardian - AU

‘It was a charade’: preference whisperer Glenn Druery falls for Animal Justice party’s Victorian election sting

Exclusive: Having successfully attracted the support of Druery’s clients, minor party switched its allegiances at last minute

The Guardian - AU

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Railing against rail loop put Matthew Guy back on track - but there’s a long way to go

With 14 weeks until the Victorian state election, the opposition has a mountain to climb in order to form government

The Guardian - AU

‘They wanted one of their own’: western Sydney election results show power of hyper-local politics

In an area hit hard by lockdowns, voters shifted away from ‘parachuted’ candidates and towards those with close community ties

The Guardian - AU

Our new parliament will have record numbers of women – will this finally make it a safe place to work?

The 2022 federal election was a win for women candidates, and a historic moment in Australia’s journey towards a parliament that truly endorses and promotes gender equality in all its work.

The Conversation

'He will win': Pocock victory on the cards, but count could drag on

Independent experts surveyed by The Canberra Times all see one outcome as by far the most likely.

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Conservatives tipped to lose in Australian nail-biter election

Sydney (AFP) - Australians punch drunk after three crisis-ridden years of fire, flood and plague will go to the polls on Saturday, in a tight race narrowly tipped to end a decade of conservative rule.

AFP

LNP preferences could be ‘deciding factor’ for One Nation in Queensland

Opponents say preference decision is a strategic move that could alienate moderate voters within the party

The Guardian - AU

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