
Sarah Basford Canales
Political Reporter at The Guardian Australia
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5 days ago |
theguardian.com | Sarah Basford Canales |Henry Belot
TV advertising continues to rack up large bills for political parties during federal election campaigns but third-party interest groups are increasingly using social media to deliver targeted messages to voters. With multiple seats determined by very fine margins, targeted messaging can sway just enough to influence a third-party group’s preferred outcome. At least, that’s what some campaigners tell their financial backers.
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6 days ago |
ca.news.yahoo.com | Sarah Basford Canales |Benita Kolovos
Sarah Witty v Adam Bandt: how an unlikely Labor champion took down a Greens giantLabor’s Anna Witty has snatched the seat of Melbourne from the outgoing Greens leader Adam Bandt. Labor’s Anna Witty has snatched the seat of Melbourne from the outgoing Greens leader Adam Bandt. Composite: Michelle Grace Hunder/AAPLabor could hardly be considered a metaphorical David in most federal election contests.
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6 days ago |
theguardian.com | Sarah Basford Canales |Benita Kolovos
Labor could hardly be considered a metaphorical David in most federal election contests. But in the progressive seat of Melbourne, where the now-beaten Greens leader Adam Bandt had reigned for 15 years, there are similarities to the oft-told biblical story. On 28 March, when Anthony Albanese called an election date for May, Melbourne appeared on no one’s list as a battle to watch.
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6 days ago |
aol.co.uk | Sarah Basford Canales |Benita Kolovos
Labor could hardly be considered a metaphorical David in most federal election contests. But in the progressive seat of Melbourne, where the now-beaten Greens leader Adam Bandt had reigned for 15 years, there are similarities to the oft-told biblical story. On 28 March, when Anthony Albanese called an election date for May, Melbourne appeared on no one’s list as a battle to watch.
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6 days ago |
theguardian.com | Adam Morton |Josh Butler |Sarah Basford Canales
Former Greens leaders have urged the party to stand firm against Labor “arrogance” in the new parliament, particularly on climate and environmental issues, as internal jockeying to find a new leader begins after the unexpected defeat of Adam Bandt. Bob Brown has urged the next party to “never again” preference Labor over the Liberals and instead run an open ticket, as he and fellow former leader Christine Milne said the Greens should push back strongly against “lies” about the party.
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