Sky News host Paul Murray says there are five key takeaways from the Eden-Monaro by-election especially how it highlighted that “ferals are not quiet Australians”.
Labor candidate Kristy McBain secured the win on Sunday with an unassailable lead beating out Liberal candidate Fiona Kotvojs 50.58 per cent to 49.42 in terms of two-party-preferred. Mr Murray said while Labor took the seat both its vote and the Greens vote were down three per cent, which is surprising given the media constantly claim a majority of Australians are “all in on climate change”.
“Shorten had six years to get the sort of lack of enthusiasm that Albanese has been able to put together in one year”. In January, Prime Minister Scott Morrison was greeted with less than favourable remarks in fire-ravaged town of Cobargo, a town which votes in the Eden-Monaro electorate. The Liberal Party’s primary vote increased by seven per cent in Cobargo while it decreased by nine per cent for Labor and close to four per cent for the Greens. “Ferals are not quiet Australians”.
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