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Morrison accentuates the positive in NSW byelections
Scott Morrison is keen to avoid any suggestion that swings against a state Coalition government the weekend by-elections reflect badly on his government’s chances.
Jennifer HewettColumnistByelections require a government to salvage any positive news and an Opposition to claim voters have sent the government a damning message.
The “Super Saturday” byelections in four NSW state seats followed the standard formula. But the combustible combination of an imminent federal election, a Coalition government in trouble, a new Premier and a country with a severe COVID-19 hangover means interpretation of the results is particularly sensitive.
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