Top marks for teacher but a Black mark for the Libs
Labor candidate Alex Dighton has swept to an emphatic by-election win over the Liberals in the seat of Black vacated by David Speirs.
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Ban on political donations hits hurdle in parliament
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Labor urged to remove ‘sexist’ ad as early voting opens in Black by-election
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Libs lashed as taxpayers slugged in race to replace Speirs
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‘Outrageous’: Taxpayers slugged $25,000 for Liberal polling of Black
Taxpayers were charged for Liberal polling in the lead-up to the Black by-election, in what the government has slammed as “an outrageous abuse of public money”.
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