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Five reasons the Victorian election will be closer than you think

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 12, 2026 • 02:46 AM
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Commentators are projecting a Coalition majority. They may be right. But there are five reasons to keep the champagne corked and the popcorn within reach.

Five reasons the Victorian election will be closer than you think

The question of who will win the Victorian election, and the next five, is an utter certainty. But we’ll get to that later.

Victorian Labor’s latest polling suggests the electorate has stopped demanding a change of government and started asking if the outgoing tenants will get their bond back.

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