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Federal Labor is arguing the Victorian by-election results are not a sign of things to come in the 2025 federal election, as Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek points to the fact that most of the voters that moved away from Labor did not switch to the Liberals.The long-held Labor seat of is still too close to call, but of the current swing against Labor or around 16 per cent, the Liberals have picked up only 4 per cent.
That’s why we are so absolutely focused on taking pressure off the cost of living,” she said.Plibersek continued that the Australian public knew Peter Dutton was the real risk to the cost of living.Also on the panel was Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce, who said the government were focusing on peripheral issues.“If you lose sight of the major issues such as cost of living, then people are not going to vote for you,” Joyce said.
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