Anthony Albanese will redouble efforts to win the SA seat of Sturt to ward off replicating Tasmania’s minority government.
for the Brisbane seat of Inala, caused by the resignation of former Labor Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
It was the first time in 116 years an opposition seat fell to a government in a SA byelection. Labor’s victory, despite a primary swing against it, was in large part due to a 9 per cent primary swing towards the Greens whose preferences favoured the ALP. It was a bad look for a party which has a problem with women and a reputation for being too right wing.
With just 78 seats, he needs to stay above 76 to ward off minority and risk becoming the mess that is about to befall Tasmania after Jeremy Rockliff’s failed ploy to call a snap election in the hope of securing a majority.The Tassie election, with its Hare-Clark electoral system, the expansion of the Parliament to 35 seats and the strong local issues, especially around the controversial Aussie Rules stadium for Hobart, makes it difficult to look for clues federally.
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