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May 2022

Damien Williams says politicians ignore remote communities.

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
Yachties Bar Cafe owner Stephen Sheridan says he’s voting for Labor because Scott Morrison has mishandled China and the pandemic.

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
Independent candidate Kate Chaney, the daughter of Wesfarmers chairman Michael Chaney, is running in the inner-Perth seat of Curtin. Funded by groups such as Climate 200, she’s up against Coalition MP Celia Hammond.

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
Bundaberg mayor Jack Dempsey was a surprise candidate in the race for Hinkler, held by Resources Minister Keith Pitt.

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
Craig Cattermoul, the owner of Mexican restaurant On the Border in Mindarie in Perth, says addressing labour shortages and improving WA’s hospitals are key issues for him this election.

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

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese campaigning in Cairns.

‘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
Jamie Stott, managing director of Ecolateral at the Brighton store in Adelaide. Two of the group’s four stores are in the SA electorate of Boothby.

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
Milton Rum Distillery managing partner Alexander Bell said Brisbane residents have had a challenging few years.

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

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