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Albanese faces crucial by-election vote

ANALYSIS: Australia’s Prime Minister faces a resurgent Opposition in a by-election that will set the tone for 2024 and the next election.

Anthony Albanese enjoyed a prolonged electoral honeymoon but that evaporated with the defeat of the Voice referendum.

Key points
  • What’s at stake: Not just the Federal seat of Dunkley in the outer Melbourne suburbs, but a lot more than that, including Albanese’s prime ministership.
  • Background: Opposition leader Peter Dutton is whittling away at Labor’s electoral lead and victory in the by-election would give the conservative side of politics major momentum.
  • Main players: Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton, Jodie Belyea, Nathan Conroy, voters in Dunkley.

Back in October, Anthony Albanese’s push for an indigenous ‘Voice’ to Parliament and constitutional recognition was heavily defeated in a national referendum, inflicting significant political damage on the Prime Minister.

This weekend, Albanese’s Labor Government is facing a by-election in

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Lachlan Colquhoun Fri, 01 Mar 2024
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Key points
  • What’s at stake: Not just the Federal seat of Dunkley in the outer Melbourne suburbs, but a lot more than that, including Albanese’s prime ministership.
  • Background: Opposition leader Peter Dutton is whittling away at Labor’s electoral lead and victory in the by-election would give the conservative side of politics major momentum.
  • Main players: Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton, Jodie Belyea, Nathan Conroy, voters in Dunkley.
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