Initial counting shows David Farley with a clear lead ahead of independent Michelle Milthorpe as Coalition support tanks
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One Nation appeared on track for its first ever lower house victory on Saturday night, with early results showing Pauline Hanson’s insurgent party taking the lead in the Farrer byelection.
Irrigator David Farley looked well placed to beat independent Michelle Milthorpe in the closely watched race, confirming One Nation’s dramatic rise in public support since last year’s federal election and further weakening Angus Taylor’s depleted Liberal party.
Continue reading...This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Tom McIlroy and Sarah Basford Canales.
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