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One Nation thumps Labor to gain WA state seat of Secret Harbour at byelection

With nearly all votes counted in Saturday’s Western Australian state byelection for Secret Harbour, the ABC’s results give One Nation 39.1% of the primary vote (up a huge 30.6% since the March 2025 state election), Labor 24.4% (down 22.1%), the Liberals 17.3% (down 7.1%), the Greens 7.5% (down 1.3%), Legalise…

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Victorian microparty MPs including Georgie Purcell to face re-election struggle after group voting tickets abolished

Voters will be required to number at least five parties above the line in order of preference after bill passed upper house 33 votes to four

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Greens the 'big winners' in Victoria electoral tweak

The 10 parties represented in Victoria's upper house could be halved in number under a government plan to reform voting practices.

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‘The inspiration I need’: baby Lilah arrives early for MPs Josh Burns and Georgie Purcell

Purcell, of Victoria’s Animal Justice party and Burns, of federal Labor, announce arrival of Lilah Poppy Purcell, born on Friday 19 December

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Victorian MP Georgie Purcell alleges she was sexually harassed in state parliament building

Animal Justice MP tells parliament of incident in her first year as a staffer and says harassment continued after she was elected to upper house

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First Peoples’ Assembly set to become permanent voice to Victorian parliament with crossbench support

Exclusive: Advisory body will be renamed and granted statutory powers after Labor secures numbers to make it permanent

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Counts in Bradfield and Calwell become clearer, while Jacqui Lambie faces a possible problem in the Tasmanian Senate

Counting in several extremely close seats continues, but some results have become clearer. In Liberal-held Bradfield, Teal candidate Nicolette Boele has taken the lead, while the Calwell distribution of preferences indicates an independent is on track to pass the Liberals and benefit from their preferences against Labor. Meanwhile, Jacqui Lambie…

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Labor’s poll surge continues in YouGov, but it’s barely ahead in Freshwater

Labor increased its lead again in a YouGov poll, but Freshwater put the party ahead by just 50.3–49.7. This article also covers the final WA upper house results for the March 8 election.

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Gains for Labor as they lead in three of last five polls

A national Freshwater poll for The Financial Review, conducted March 13–15 from a sample of 1,051, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead by respondent preferences, a one-point gain for Labor since the late February Freshwater poll.

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Salacious gossip, a photo scandal and death threats have dogged Victorian MP Georgie Purcell – but she won’t stop fighting

Exclusive: Her social media presence resonates with younger voters but it comes with a ‘horrific’ dark side that has made her consider quitting

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Victoria to digitally track greyhounds as deaths spike

Every Victorian racing greyhound will be tracked from birth to death to improve industry transparency amid an uptick in track deaths.

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Dolphin swim party defended as park goes not-for-profit

An image of two of Australia's few captive dolphins posing with 13 people has drawn criticism but a park manager says the animals always have a choice to leave.

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Fate of duck hunting in Victoria hangs in the balance as deadline looms for government decision

State Labor MPs are being polled by minister on ‘controversial issue’ after parliamentary inquiry recommending 2024 ban

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NSW government seeks third extension of racing boss’s term as sector faces ‘challenging’ times

Animal Justice party to fight state government’s ‘absurd’ move to extend Racing NSW chairman Russell Balding’s term

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Victoria to outlaw strangulation and consider making animal cruelty a domestic violence offence

Government says research suggests survivors of strangulation are more likely to be seriously injured or murdered by the same partner

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Victorian inquiry to recommend state ban on duck hunting amid union backlash

Call from government-chaired committee comes despite significant opposition from some unions and varying views within Labors

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No pets allowed: NSW pushed to act on ‘urgent’ need to make rentals more animal-friendly

Animal Justice party will put forward an amendment to the government’s bill that further strengthens laws allowing renters to own pets

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Victorian duck hunters urge parliament not to bow to ‘political correctness’

Submissions to inquiry described hunting as generational tradition, while animal activists displayed dead ducks outside parliament building

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Labor gains in Newspoll but Voice support slumps in other polls; NSW final results and Queensland polls

A federal Newspoll, conducted April 19-22 from a sample of 1,514, gave Labor a 56-44 lead, a one-point gain for Labor since the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. Primary votes were 38% Labor (steady), 33% Coalition (steady), 11% Greens (up one), 7% One Nation (down one) and 11% for all…

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Last-minute win hampers NSW Labor's legislative agenda

The NSW government could have an uphill battle passing legislation after the final count left the upper house evenly split between Labor and the coalition.

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Voice support increases in Essential and Resolve polls

In the latest Essential poll, support for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament increased slightly to 60-40, from 59-41 in March. But hard “no” support was up two to 26%, soft “no” was down three to 14%, while 27% remained soft “yes” supporters.

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Labor two seats short of a majority in final NSW lower house results, plus a polling critique

At the March 25 New South Wales state election, Labor won 45 of the 93 lower house seats (up nine since the 2019 election), the Coalition 36 (down 12), the Greens three (steady), independents nine (up six) and the Shooters zero (down three).

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NSW Labor unlikely to win majority after flopping on pre-poll votes

Labor is unlikely to win more than 46 of the 93 lower house seats at Saturday’s New South Wales state election, which would be short of the 47 required for a majority. The Coalition is likely to win 35 seats, the Greens three and independents nine. Depending on the outcome…

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NSW upper house results hang in the balance

The NSW upper house's slim right-wing majority could shift left as minor parties vie to join the largest crossbench in modern history.

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NSW Labor faces prospect of a leftwing upper house as it edges closer to majority

The party has definitively won 45 seats in the 2023 election and with leads in Ryde and Kiama, it is likely to secure the numbers to govern outright

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