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Zed Seselja has made a lengthy statement on his Facebook page, reflecting on his legacy after nine years in the Senate and congratulating Katy Gallagher and David Pocock.
Former Liberal minister Zed Seselja will be replaced in the Senate by former rugby union great David Pocock.“These critics ignore the fact that at this election those in my party in similar seats who had very different views to mine nonetheless suffered much larger swings than what occurred in the ACT. They ignore the fact that under my leadership the Liberal Party gained the most seats in the ACT Assembly in its history.
And he said he knew that for Liberal supporters, the loss of government and the loss of the ACT Senate seat was “a bitter blow”. Here is everything you need to know ahead of this year’s tournament, from the players to watch to kick-off times and who is favoured to win it all.Colin Kruger Tech stocks led the falls with Afterpay owner Block down more than 18 per cent and Appen the next worst performer, dropping 13.4 per cent. Zip Co was also down 12 per cent.The Australian dollar also fell sharply, shedding 1.9 per cent to 69.24 US cents at 6.40am AEST.
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