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Embattled Liberal leader boosted as Labor vote 'tanks'

Staring down a possible leadership coup, John Pesutto has steered the Victorian coalition to its best poll result in seven years as support for Labor plummets.

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Mixed bag for Labor and the rise of the Libertarians: the key surprises in the NSW local elections

ALP faces a variety of results in what premier Chris Minns calls a ‘massive wake-up call for the major parties’

The Guardian - AU

'Tired trope': most voters open to lower home prices

Australia's housing affordability mess has most voters in favour of lower prices and backing tax reform and other policy interventions to ease pressures.

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Mid-term blues: Vic poll shows Labor losing ground

A poll indicates Labor is increasingly on the nose with Victorian voters under Jacinta Allan's leadership, just over two years out from the next state election.

AAP

Who are the grassroots Muslim groups with an eye on Labor seats?

Pro-Palestine campaigners say they will back candidates at the next federal election but they are not the only religious groups hoping to influence voters

The Guardian - AU

Vic Labor government would win election, poll says

Victorian Labor would win an election if one was held now, setting it up for a potential historic fourth consecutive term, but its primary vote is slipping.

AAP

A test in Wills: Greens hope Samantha Ratnam’s federal politics gamble will pay off

Shifting demographics and anger over the war in Gaza among voters in Melbourne’s inner north could see Labor lose out

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The path to re-election for Queensland Labor looks like a narrowing goat track after its ‘Super Saturday’ losses

Steven Miles’s government is fighting battles on multiple fronts – and shifting right or left will only create new problems elsewhere

The Guardian - AU

Allan's profile 'a work in progress' after 100 days

Jacinta Allan remains undefined to much of the electorate after her first 100 days as Victorian premier and could face a series of stumbling blocks in 2024.

AAP

We all know about JobKeeper, which helped Australians keep their jobs in a global crisis. So how about HomeKeeper?

Bipartisan support for temporary extra government spending to preserve businesses and jobs through JobKeeper was one of the few positive outcomes from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese had good motives but his referendum has done much harm

The National Anti-Corruption Commission the other day issued its weekly statement about its work program. The government legislated for the NACC late last year, it began operations on July 1, and it’s now going full steam.

The Conversation

University graduates lean yes but wealthy no vote areas show ‘nuance’ of voice attitudes

Education and high income not always a recipe for yes vote as ‘social tribes’ have influence, analysis shows

The Guardian - AU

Pundits Have Been Noticing A Brutal Lack Of ‘No’ Campaigners At Polling Centres Across The Country

As millions of Aussie's head to the polls, they have been left wondering why there is such an uneven ratio of volunteers from each campaign.

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Revealed: the secretive rightwing firm providing ‘clout’ for voice no campaign

Whitestone Strategic consultancy found to have more ties with prime movers against Indigenous voice than previously known

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The Daniel Andrews era is over. Where to now for Victoria with Jacinta Allan as premier?

The housing crisis and other social issues may be among the new leader’s initial priorities but the state’s debt could hamper her broader plans

AAP

Irrepressible rise of 'crash through' Labor strongman

Daniel Andrews stormed through Labor's ranks to become Victoria's premier with irrepressible ambition and he acknowledged that hard work as he stepped down.

The Guardian - AU

The Australian Greens lost the rent cap battle, but will they win the war for votes?

Labor decried the party as ‘the axis of evil’ for siding with the Coalition, but pollster says their stance is a vote-winner

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Linda Burney fills the Voice's in-tray, as the government battles to stop slide in yes vote

In a change of government tactics, Linda Burney this week deployed a sheet anchor to tie the Voice to practical outcomes. At the same time, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is weaponising the cost of living to flail it.

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The Guardian - AU

Victorian Liberals gear up for byelection following the resignation of Warrandyte MP Ryan Smith

Potential candidates include opposition party’s federal vice-president and upper house MP Matt Bach as Labor considers whether to contest electorate

The Guardian - AU

Class war, aspiration and the politics of property: the heated debate over the Victorian budget

The Liberal party has successfully prosecuted Labor for stifling aspiration for decades, but it may not work in in this economy

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: The ratings are in: Dutton’s a dud – a dangerous dud

Forget the various polls and pundits, the real voice of the Australian people has spoken: Peter Dutton is a dud – and getting worse.

The New Daily

The Liberals are the fifth iteration of our main centre-right party. Could The Voice hasten a sixth?

Peter Dutton’s defensive posture of just appealing to "the base’" and trying to hold the Liberals together may prove the losing gambit.

The Conversation

The Liberals are the fifth iteration of Australia's main centre-right party. Could the Voice campaign hasten a sixth?

Party stability on the progressive side of politics, and repeated party reconfiguration on the conservative side of politics, is a marked contrast in the history of Australia’s two-party political system.

ABC News

How Labor's 'new working class' helped the party secure victory in New South Wales

A third of the nearly 400,000 public sector workers across New South Wales are women, and a third are aged under 35 — they are now seen as the "biggest supporters of the red side of politics."

ABC News

Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto urges unity after Matthew Guy attacks senior Liberals

Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto urges his party to focus on the future after his predecessor slams senior members over past election losses — something a political strategist says is unusual because Matthew Guy "crashed the Hindenburg twice".

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