Opinion
Upper Hunter byelection result sends fear through federal Labor
The federal Coalition is eyeing off three seats in the Hunter Valley area – Hunter, Paterson and Shortland – following a poor result for Labor in the NSW byelection.
Phillip CooreyPolitical editorUnder normal circumstances, Labor should have been a good chance to win the NSW state Upper Hunter byelection. Or at least come close.
Byelections are often used as an opportunity to “send the government a message”, especially given the Berejiklian government has been around for a while now and that this byelection was caused by the resignation of the incumbent following sordid allegations against him.
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