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Soft power in the bush: are independents the new rural influencers?

The independent runners-up for rural seats in the 2022 federal election have shown that losing the battle does not always mean losing influence

The Guardian - AU

Teal independents join farmers in Liverpool Plains to oppose Santos gas development

Sydney-based MPs Kylea Tink and Sophie Scamps meet locals fighting coal seam gas project and Hunter pipeline

The Guardian - AU

Record 85.7% of Greens preferenced Labor at federal election; electoral reform proposals

Under compulsory preferential voting, all formal votes must eventually preference one of the major parties over the other. The electoral commission has released preference flow information for all minor parties, This means we can tell, for example, how many Greens voters preferred Labor and how many the Coalition.

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More Senate results: Hanson wins easily, but Labor still on track for a friendly Senate

Buttons have now been pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the May 21 federal election in the Senate for South Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. I discussed the ACT and NT results that elected David Pocock to the Senate on Tuesday.

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‘Startling’: Queensland independent polls second in Groom with only 8.3% of primary vote

Suzie Holt finished fourth on primary vote in the LNP-held seat, but is at 42.89% of 2PP after preferences

The Guardian - AU

Groom was the LNP's second-safest seat in Queensland, but the swing shows change

When one of the LNP's safest seats in the country suffers the biggest swing against a sitting LNP member, you know the times are changing in Queensland.

ABC News

Could 'the Christian lobby' make the second safest LNP seat of Groom not so safe?

A history of "evangelical piety" and a modern religious split could see one of the safest Coalition seats in the country finally forced to go to preferences.

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Groom has only ever been held by a man. These female, non-binary candidates stand for change

The southern Queensland seat of Groom has only ever been held by male conservatives. In this federal election, four women and a non-binary candidate are making waves in conservative heartland.

ABC News

Pentecostalism and the LNP’s fight for its soul in Queensland’s Darling Downs

The seat of Groom has been held by conservatives since federation, but Labor and independent candidates have shaken up the race this election

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