New premier battles to keep seat as Liberal treaty pledge falls flat
New Victorian Premier Ben Carroll faces a difficult path to re-election, with polling suggesting he could lose his seat. Meanwhile, the Liberal opposition's pledge to scrap the state's treaty with First Peoples is viewed by many voters as an out-of-touch priority.
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The polling data reflects shifting political priorities in Australia and the potential electoral risks associated with controversial policy stances on indigenous relations.
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Share A A A The Labor Party’s decision to dump one party leader and elevate a new one has left unchanged a serious problem for the Victorian government – Premier Ben Carroll could be on track to lose his seat at the November election.
A YouGov poll of just over 4000 respondents, conducted shortly before Carroll replaced Jacinta Allan in the state’s top job , projects that if the survey results were replicated on November 28, the freshly-sworn-in premier could be turfed out of his seat of Niddrie amid a brutal change of government.
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