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Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Explainers and backgrounders, New England Electorate

Myth Buster: Is New England a Safe Seat?

blankby RK CrosbyMarch 6, 2025March 6, 2025

One of the most common refrains you’ll hear anytime commentators are talking about the New England electorate is that it’s a ‘very safe National seat’. But is it?

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