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All Alone: Paul Mercurio Appears Abandoned by Labor Ahead of Victorian Election

All Alone: Paul Mercurio Appears Abandoned by Labor Ahead of Victorian Election

Victorian Labor has reportedly deprioritised Hastings despite the electorate’s razor-thin margin. Community survey results and a growing three-way contest place Paul Mercurio under increasing pressure …
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Has the Political Pendulum Shifted? Voter Trends Shifting from Left to the Centre-Right

From local council elections in Victoria, including here on the Mornington Peninsula, to Queensland’s return to a Liberal-National State Government and Donald Trump’s re-election in the US, there appears to be a growing preference for centre-right governments and leaders. These developments, coupled with opinion polls, suggest a tight race between Australia’s Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Liberal leader Peter Dutton, highlighting a potential political realignment. But what’s driving this change in voter behaviour?