If the Coalition wants to topple the Albanese government next year, they need to gain ground in both WA and QLD. Here's what voters in those battleground seats care about.
As the ink dries on the federal government's pre-election budget filled with sweeteners for voters, Western Australia and Queensland are emerging as the states that will yet again decide who forms government.
"It's better than a kick in the pants, and every little bit helps," she said, acknowledging the energy bill relief would help."On election time we sort of think, 'okay, they've promised to do X, Y, Z … let's see if that happens' ... because you can always change your vote the next time if they don't deliver on their promises.
Liberal Melissa Price hung on to Durack after the 2022 election despite a swing of more than nine per cent that turned her very safe seat marginal, with a 4.27 per cent buffer. Political analyst Peter Kennedy said this week's budget was east coast focused and would fail to win over voters in WA. "The Albanese government has a majority entirely on the back of a record win in WA at the last election," he said."So, it'll be looking elsewhere to gain seats, one of those places is Queensland, where Labor, had a very poor result last time, historically does poorly, but Labor would be hoping to pick up a few marginals."
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