Winners and losers in SA’s Canberra class of 2019
How did South Australia’s federal politicians perform in Canberra in 2019? There were some clear winners — and definitely one or two major losers. SEE THEM ALL.
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It was a massive year of change in Australian politics – although not as dramatic as Labor would have hoped.
Scott Morrison and the Coalition defied the odds to secure a “miracle” election win, retaining government for a third term.
But one in every six seats in the House of Representatives changed hands. Political giants including Tony Abbott, Julie Bishop, Christopher Pyne, Wayne Swan and Jenny Macklin bowed out as a swath of new faces entered parliament.
Labor faced a gruelling year of soul-searching after its shock election defeat. Bill Shorten stepped down as Opposition leader, making way for Anthony Albanese and a new Labor frontbench.
And the balance of power has crystallised into the hands of five powerbrokers in the Senate; boosting the influence of Centre Alliance’s two senators Stirling Griff and Rex Patrick, One Nation’s two senators and Tasmania’s Jacqui Lambie.
As a new decade dawns, both sides of politics will be hoping the leadership spills and instability of the past 10 years is behind them.
Here’s how South Australia’s federal politicians performed in 2019.
