Though the date is now in flux, then-Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s decision to announce the election months in advance has meant the campaigning in Eden-Monaro began some time ago. There are already six…
Voters in Mike Kelly’s Eden-Monaro electorate are keen to see an election date named sooner rather than later.
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With speculation reaching fever pitch about election timing, voters from the bellwether seat of Eden-Monaro are strongly urging Kevin Rudd to call the poll quickly. The University of Canberra, in conjunction…
Labor’s incumbent Mike Kelly is facing a “ground war” against Liberal challenger Peter Hendy.
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In planning their campaigns to win the bellwether seat of Eden-Monaro on September 14, strategists in the head offices of both major parties are likely to be preparing both an “air war” and a “ground war…
The focus group results deliver Mike Kelly a mixed report card.
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As Labor caucus members return to Canberra uncertain who will be PM at the end of this final fortnight parliamentary sitting, voters in the bellwether seat of Eden-Monaro are saying to them: just sort…
Minister for Defence Materiel and Eden-Monaro MP Mike Kelly casts his vote in the 2010 federal election.
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With the election just four months away but the campaigning seeming endless, the view of politics from the marginal Labor seat of Eden-Monaro is one of disillusionment. Regardless of gender, age or voting…
Eden Monaro is currently held by Mike Kelly, Minister for Defence Materiel.
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In David Williamson’s satirical play “Don’s Party” based around the 1969 federal election night, Eden-Monaro gets a mention, among the early signs of a big swing to Labor. At that poll, the seat returned…