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Matt Smith is the political editor for The Advertiser and Sunday Mail in South Australia. He covers state and federal politics with a strong focus on decisions made in Canberra that have an impact on South Australians.

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Liberal candidate Georgina Downer reacts with her father Alexander Downer at the Barker Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia, Saturday, July 28, 2018. Dubbed

Downer: This time I’ll win

FEDERAL political aspirant Georgina Downer has won a preselection battle for the Adelaide Hills seat of Mayo, and will again take on Rebekha Sharkie in the next election.

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Rebekha Sharkie and Georgina Downer on the campaign trail in Mayo

Apathy on the streets of Mayo

STIFLING tax, unemployment, healthcare, their region ignored — the voters of Mayo have myriad concerns. But many of them don’t seem to even care there’s an election on Saturday.

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