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Labor easily wins South Australian election with One Nation beating Liberals into second on primary votes

With 34% of enrolled voters counted for today’s South Australian state election, The Poll Bludger’s results have Labor winning 31 of the 47 lower house seats, the Liberals four, One Nation one and independents one, with ten still in some doubt. This is already a majority for Labor.

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Race winner Doble stays at PMR to complete Audi line-up

Power Maxed completes three-car squad for 2026 alongside Moffat and Patterson

Autosport

Jack Sears Trophy champion to drive for Power Maxed Vauxhall in BTCC 2025

The reigning Jack Sears Trophy champion Mikey Doble will be the driver for Power Maxed Racing’s single-car British Touring Car Championship effort in 2025.

Autosport

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Jelley to make another BTCC return in Honda

Four-time British Touring Car Championship race winner Stephen Jelley is to make a surprise return to the series in 2025.

Autosport

Top 10: Ranking the greatest BTCC Scots

Gordon Shedden is back in the British Touring Car Championship for 2025 after two years away, at the wheel of a Speedworks Motorsport-run Toyota Gazoo Racing Corolla.

Autosport

Mini star Hall makes step into BTCC

Mini Challenge star Max Hall is to graduate to the British Touring Car Championship for the 2025 season.

Autosport

Inside the contradictory world of the ACT's independent parties

Why independent candidates have had to start political parties.

The Canberra Times

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BTCC Brands Hatch: Vauxhall duo claim 1-2 in free practice

Aron Taylor-Smith led Mikey Doble in a 1-2 for Power Maxed Racing in free practice for the British Touring Car Championship finale at Brands Hatch.The experienced Irishman, who clinched the Independents’ title last time out at Silverstone, eclipsed his Jack Sears Trophy champion team-mate right at the chequered flag on…

Autosport

Dutton snatches preferred PM lead in Resolve poll as draft redistributions finished

A national Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted June 11–15 from a sample of 1,607, gave the Coalition 36% of the primary vote (steady since the May post-budget Resolve poll), Labor 28% (down one), the Greens 14% (up two), One Nation 6% (down one), the UAP 1% (down one), independents…

The Conversation

Independents for Canberra registered as ACT political party

The party will endorse candidates by the middle of the year.

The Canberra Times

One Motorsport takes ‘pause’ from BTCC

The Brackley squad, formerly known as BTC Racing, went without an overall race win in 2023 for the first time in six seasons, although Josh Cook claimed the Independents’ title.

Autosport

Another bid for ACT independents eyes transparent candidate selection

Justin Ryan wants his KIN project to reimagine preselection.

The Canberra Times

Cook switches teams to race Speedworks Toyota in BTCC

The 32-year-old reigning Independents champion is the first driver confirmed for the Cheshire squad’s expanded four-driver line-up, and heads there after five years with Honda Civics fielded by the team now known as One Motorsport.

Autosport

Labour lose majority control of THIRD English council after more resignations

LABOUR have lost majority control of a third English council after five members quit the party to stand as independents.

The National (Scotland)

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Ranking the top 10 BTCC drivers of 2023

The British Touring Car Championship season threatened to become a one-horse race at times in 2023, such was the searing speed of Ash Sutton and his Motorbase Performance-run Ford Focus ST.

Autosport

The potential BTCC race winner trying to make it to the front

"I think there’s probably six really elite standout drivers in the championship at the moment, and I’d put Bobby in that six, definitely. He’s very fast, he’s deceptively quick, and he’s got a very calm head on his shoulders. He doesn’t get flustered, he looks inwardly at himself before blaming…

Wales Online

The former lifeguard and youth offending volunteer from England now councillors in Carmarthenshire

They have both found a happy home in Carmarthenshire and are keen to serve their areas

Chronicle Live

Labour maintain control of South Tyneside Council but Greens and Independents also celebrate gains

The biggest surprise of the night itself came in the form of the Conservatives losing a favoured seat in Cleadon and East Boldon to the Green Party

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Inside Barry's new business emporium that is bringing independent traders to the town's high street

Plants, crystals, clothes, art, and jewellery are just some of the items available

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