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Australia federal election 2022: Marginal seats that may decide poll - NSW, Queensland, WA, Victoria
2 years, 8 months ago

Australia federal election 2022: Marginal seats that may decide poll - NSW, Queensland, WA, Victoria

Daily Mail  

Labor needs a net gain of eight seats to win the election while the Coalition is hoping to offset possible losses in Queensland and WA with gains in NSW. Labor's candidate is Rebecca Fanning Flynn: Held by retiring MP Ken O'Dowd since 2010 on an 8 per cent margin. Labor's candidate is Ali France Brisbane: Liberal since 2010, held by …

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The biggest sporting duel on the planet: Sebastian Coe vs Steve Ovett
4 years, 7 months ago

The biggest sporting duel on the planet: Sebastian Coe vs Steve Ovett

The Independent  

And here comes Coe. But once there he would be facing another great British middle-distance runner, Steve Ovett, also a multiple record holder, who had equalled Coe’s 1500m world best only two weeks before. open image in gallery Ovett holds his trophy high after his world record in the mile in Oslo, taking the record from Sebastian Coe “I lost …

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Tamil asylum seeker family from Biloela could be undone by father's travel history and refugee activism, immigration lawyer says
5 years, 4 months ago

Tamil asylum seeker family from Biloela could be undone by father's travel history and refugee activism, immigration lawyer says

ABC  

Pro-refugee activism and the travel history of a Tamil father could see a Biloela family at the centre of an immigration row deported, an experienced immigration lawyer says. Key points: An immigration lawyer, who has worked with past immigration ministers, said government intervention was unlikely Court documents show the Tamil father travelled in-and-out of Sri Lanka during the civil war …

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How Tony Abbott and Peter Dutton could lose their seats at the May 18 federal election
5 years, 7 months ago

How Tony Abbott and Peter Dutton could lose their seats at the May 18 federal election

Daily Mail  

Former prime minister Tony Abbott and his right-wing colleague Peter Dutton are in serious danger of losing their seats at next week's federal election - with the pair firmly behind in the betting markets. Former prime minister Tony Abbott and Liberal leadership aspirant Peter Dutton could both lose their seats at next week's federal election While the polls have tightened …

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Sydney's federal election battlegrounds
5 years, 7 months ago

Sydney's federal election battlegrounds

ABC  

Australia's largest city is home to four marginal seats that will prove significant in deciding the May 18 poll. Mr Wright says while he doesn't think he'll win the seat, he says it's important to "keep the bastards honest". "That's with everyone, whether it's the Liberal Party, Labor Party, the National Party, United — they're all the same." "Fifty per …

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