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Salmon on the menu for 11th-hour minority negotiations

Both major parties need to commit to greater salmon farming oversights, according to influential crossbench MPs set to decide who will be a state's premier.

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'Message of inspiration': state election buoys Liberals

Tasmania's election result shows hope for the Liberals after the party lost all lower house seats in the state at the federal poll, its deputy leader says.

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Liberals turn to ex-federal politicians for snap poll

Several former federal politicians are running for the Liberals at an early state election caused by a no-confidence motion and a premier's refusal to resign.

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Political heavyweights tip scales in Labor's favour

Labor is ahead in two ultra-tight seats, including one at the centre of a heated salmon farming debate, polling shows a week out from the federal election.

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Labor ahead by a nose in race for key marginal seat

Polling has shown that Labor could cling onto an ultra-marginal seat as a former state party leader tries to make the shift to Canberra.

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View from The Hill: Albanese plays ‘captain’s pick’ to maximise Labor’s election prospects in Tasmania

Anthony Albanese prides himself on his eye for a good candidate.

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Former Tasmanian Labor leader eyes off federal tilt

Rebecca White, who led Tasmanian Labor to three state elections, will stand for the party in the electorate of Lyons at the next federal poll.

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Dutton won’t announce medium term emissions targets before election – Albanese says that’s walking out of Paris

Peter Dutton has taken a further controversial step in his climate change policy, indicating a Coalition government would only announce its medium term emission reduction targets after the election.

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Liberal who bucked trend won't contest next election

A Liberal MP whose vote improved at the 2022 federal poll despite a swing against the party nationwide will not contest the next election.

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Eric Abetz behind push to dump moderate Liberals, including Bridget Archer, party sources say

Veteran adviser criticises Tasmanian rightwing powerbroker’s ‘factional warfare’ to ‘blast Bridget out of the party’

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Keys2drive free learner program axed, leaving 'vacuum' for young Tasmanian drivers

Young Tasmanian Josiah McGlasson is eager to get his driver's licence, but the closing down of a free national program will make that difficult, with one instructor baffled as to why an alternative was not put in place before it ended.

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Peter Dutton says Bridget Archer ‘an important part of our team’ after claim Liberals could dump her

Opposition leader acknowledges ‘divergence of views’ but says the Liberal moderate represents the constituents in her marginal seat

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‘Please tell me he hasn’t gone to hospital’: Morrison the bulldozer knocks over a child while playing football

Prime minister accidentally crashes into under-8s player Luca Fauvette during a campaign visit to the Devonport City Soccer Club in Tasmania

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State of the states: six politics experts take us around Australia in the final week of the campaign

In the first week of the campaign, we journeyed around the country with six politics experts to examine the key seats and issues affecting different parts of the Australia.

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Braddon is one of the most marginal seats in this federal election, and these young voters want their voices heard

Tasmania's north-west and west are one of the most important battlegrounds in the federal election, with the electorate of Braddon changing hands in six of the past eight elections. Now, these young voters want their voices heard.

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Path to victory: the seats that will decide the 2022 federal election

Labor needs to gain seven seats to form majority government while the Coalition must offset any losses with gains elsewhere

The Guardian - AU

Jacqui Lambie preferences Labor in two Tasmanian seats but backs Bridget Archer in Bass

ALP will benefit in Braddon and Lyons and will preference JLN Senate candidate Tammy Tyrrell

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Bass and Braddon in the balance as Tasmanian voters excoriate Scott Morrison

Few people we meet in these two marginal Liberal seats are negative about Labor leader Anthony Albanese – rather, he’s a bit of a mystery

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State of the states: six politics experts take us on a trip around Australia

Over the next six weeks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor leader Anthony Albanese will dash around the country, trying to secure as many precious votes as they can.

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Tasmania has 'a habit' of large seat swings, and this election won't be any different, experts say

The marginal Tasmanian electorates of Bass, Braddon and Lyons are likely to get plenty of visits from federal politicians over the six weeks before the election.

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