Scott Morrison and NSW treasurer and leading moderate Matt Kean are publicly at loggerheads over the future of the prime minister’s controversial captain’s pick for the seat of Warringah.
There is a push within the Liberal party, backed by Scott Morrison, for former NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to run for the seat of Warringah. As the Liberals are desperate to get this seat back from independent Zali Steggall.
Steggall’s new bill outlines how to bring Australia’s carbon emissions down to zero by 2050.
The most important reason for the Coalition’s victory was that Morrison was both liked and trusted by lower-educated voters, while Labor leader Bill Shorten was not.
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According to election results, areas with low levels of tertiary education swung strongly to the Coalition in NSW and Queensland, helping propel Scott Morrison to victory.
Tony Abbott, with wife Margie, concedes defeat in Warringah.
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GetUp has notched many political victories since launching in 2005. Now, independents and conservatives are trying to replicate its approach to grassroots political participation.
On Monday John Howard was lending a hand to Tony Abbott in Warringah.
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In the research’s February round, many participants hadn’t heard of Steggall. By last week – unsurprisingly given the rash of publicity – everybody had, although some knew little detail about her.
Tony Abbott is being challenged in Warringah by Zali Steggall, who has climate policy at the centre of her platform.
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According to qualitative research in the seat this week, Steggall is yet to embed herself in the mind of those voters who are potentially willing to turn against Abbott.
Tony Abbott and Zali Steggall on Warringah votes.
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The Sydney electorate of Warringah will be one of the most fascinating battlegrounds in the May election, with a high profile independent Zali Stegall challenging former prime minister Tony Abbott.
A fierce battle over the medevac legislation has not affected the polls, which continue to show Labor with an election-winning lead.
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Just as with Kevin07, formerly Coalition-friendly independents gave life-long centre-right voters a way to break ranks without feeling like they were being disloyal. Zali Steggall is doing the same.
Independent candidate for Warringah Zali Steggall poses for a photograph during a press conference in Sydney.
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