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Labor’s ‘red wall’ has crumbled: Werribee on a knife-edge
Labor’s heartland vote collapses in Werribee backlash taking Jacinta Allan and ALP to brink of historic defeat.
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Allan and Albanese on notice after Werribee voters revolt
Voters have sent the Premier and Prime Minister an emphatic message; lift your game or you’re gone.
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