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The Liberals won 14 of the 35 lower house seats at the July 19 Tasmanian state election, Labor ten, the Greens five, independents five and the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers one.

Although the Liberals won four more seats than Labor at the Tasmanian election, it’s easier for Labor to form a government. Federal polls from Morgan and Essential are also covered.

A new Tasmanian DemosAU poll gives the Liberals a 34.9–24.7 statewide vote lead over Labor, implying the Liberals will win the most seats but be short of a majority at this Saturday’s election. I also cover how the Coalition’s vote was inefficiently distributed at the federal election, as well as…

Entering the home straight of a state election campaign, health remains a key battleground as the major parties pitch competing policies.

All signs point to another hung parliament in a state heading to its fourth election in the space of seven years.

Polling indicates voters will deliver another hung parliament at a snap election called after a Liberal premier lost a no-confidence motion in parliament.

A state Liberal premier who has presided over two minority governments has taken an election campaign shot at independents for creating "division".

A shift in the public’s expectation of government is under way and, as Menzies realised in the 1940s, any party seeking to win over voters must adapt to stay relevant

The prime minister has joined the campaign trail for the first time in Tasmania, where Labor is aiming to topple the Liberals who have been in power since 2014.