May 2022
Welcome to the vast electorate where picking winners is ‘a fool’s game’
With no substantial opinion polling out of Lingiari, it is anybody’s guess who will replace Labor’s Warren Snowdon, who is retiring.
- Hannah Wootton
Why the French subs deal is making life tough for the PM
Burnie bar owner Stephen Sheridan is switching from the Coalition to Labor because he is unimpressed by Scott Morrison, as Tasmanians have their say.
- Michael Read
High-calibre independent has Liberals sweating in safe seat of Curtin
A tussle between independent Kate Chaney and Liberal incumbent Celia Hammond for Perth’s blue ribbon seat of Curtin is tight and crucial to the overall outcome.
- Michael Bennet
The former LNP minister taking on Keith Pitt over climate
The Resources Minister is being accused of taking the Bundaberg and Harvey Bay-based seat for granted.
- Jacob Greber
The councillors battling it out for the key WA seat of Pearce
A local mayor and a councillor are fighting for Christian Porter’s seat – and businesses say the race is tight, with fixing labour shortages a key issue.
- Michael Bennet
April 2022
‘Unbelievable’ downgrade of Labor’s prospects in Qld
Labor may not win any extra seats in Queensland and could lose Lilley and Moreton, an academic says.
- Tess Bennett
Green groundswell in Boothby could end 70-year Liberal run
Two of Jamie Stott’s four Ecolateral stores are in SA’s most marginal seat, and her customer base is a barometer of changing attitudes.
- Simon Evans
COVID-19, then floods: battered Brisbane voters mull change
The Liberal National Party is battling to retain the inner-city seat of Brisbane, despite the Prime Minister approving new recovery money for flood victims.
- Mark Ludlow