This election – the first real test for One Nation and the Coalition’s to lose – is one of the most complicated and consequential this century.
After 12 years of Labor rule under Daniel Andrews, Jacinta Allan and most recently Ben Carroll, the Coalition appears poised to retake control in Victoria, Australia’s most progressive state.
Yet the election on November 28 will be the biggest test of One Nation as a political force. Can it translate strong polling into seats?
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Labor might be splashing the cash on online ads, but analysts say Liberal and One Nation content is cutting through on social media as voters become fed up with a deluge of political and AI content.
In six states across the Deep South, a drastic swing to the left this election was driven by high Black voter turnout and compounded by a sharp decline in voting rates across Republican-heavy areas.
After decades defending Melbourne’s most notorious crooks, retired solicitor Brian Rolfe lifts the lid on his most dangerous clients – and the one who troubles him to this day.
