Fiona Willan
Senior Reporter and Anchor at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Senior Reporter for ABC News| Former Federal Politics Reporter (Nine Network) | Former Senior Reporter + Anchor (Sky News Aus) | All views + bad puns are my own
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6 days ago |
abc.net.au | Fiona Willan
Political experts say Labor has been given a "second chance" in Western Sydney. Polling indicates working class voters turned their back on the Coalition over its plans to force more workers back to the office. Experts say the election results reflect voters moving away from the Coalition, rather than responding to Labor policies. On a bustling day in south-west Sydney, the smoky scent of a charcoal barbecue wafts through the air, as meat skewers sizzle outside a Middle Eastern restaurant.
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Fiona Willan
Tony Buttsworth describes his farm on NSW's Mid North Coast as "the heart and soul" of his family. But right now, the proud third-generation farmer can barely stand to look at the land he has loved for 50 years. As he points to the dairy cows surrounded by slush and mud, waiting to be fed, his voice breaks. "I don't know how to get out of this one," he says, wiping away tears. "There's nowhere left for the cows, there's no feed.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Fiona Willan
There are 46 federal seats in NSW and about a third of them are marginal — making it a state to watch this election. From a tussle over historically blue-ribbon bastions to traditionally Labor-voting seats balanced on a knife edge, they're some of the electorates with the thinnest margins in the country. These are the seats to keep an eye on as results pour in over the coming days.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Fiona Willan
The Liberal Party candidate for the high-profile Western Sydney seat of Fowler has apologised for a series of offensive social media posts uncovered by ABC News. WARNING: This article contains racist and offensive language. Vivek Singha said he regretted multiple posts on social media, in which he used a derogatory term for Indigenous Australians and also took aim at federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek over a personal family matter.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Fiona Willan
An intensifying election battle is unfolding on Chinese social media apps — as the Liberals ramp up efforts to win back a crucial group of voters who abandoned the party at the 2022 election. Researchers monitoring Australian political advertising and campaigning on popular apps WeChat and RedNote have noticed a surge in activity by the major parties and independents in recent weeks. Want even more?
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The Liberal candidate for Fowler made a quick exit from an early voting centre today after the ABC revealed he’d made multiple derogatory remarks on social media #auspol (PS - ok I’m willing to concede the hot pink umbrella was an impractical choice ☂️) https://t.co/tED742c1Ef
Exclusive: The Liberal candidate for Fowler has apologised after the ABC uncovered multiple social media posts using an offensive racial term and referring to domestic violence against Tanya Plibersek’s daughter #auspol https://t.co/wVtsMhmhco
I’m a longtime PK podcast listener, and now a first-time PK podcast talker. We had a chat about the battle for Western Sydney (plus some good eats in marginal seats) #auspol
https://t.co/QI4YhBOJdb
