The stalls of the candidates of Page stood out amongst the bright clothing and fresh produce of the Lismore Car Boot Market on a sparkling Sunday morning. John Howard has not named the date but the campaign is already in top gear here and pres
Oxley, QLD (Safe ALP)
In July this year, NRL
boss David Gallup suggested that a fourth NRL team could be established in the
south-west corridor between Brisbane and Ipswich within a decade.
Batman - Victoria - Safe ALP.
The
electorate of Batman is located in Melbourne’s middle northern suburbs and
named after early settler and explorer, John Batman; regarded by many as the
‘Founder of Melbourne’. The current
In the same year that Page was created - 1984 - PM Bob Hawke went to the polls to take advantage of the division in the Liberal party between the wets and the drys.
KALGOORLIE (Western Australia)
At 2 295 354 sq kms, Kalgoorlie is supposed to be the largest electorate in the world in terms of area. It is one of Australia’s smallest in number of registered voters and had the second lowest turnout in 20
In politics pleasing everyone is impossible. However, that certainly won’t stop the potential
members for Bowman attempting to bridge the gaping generational divide
between its elderly constituents and the rapidly growing young
population.
Because it's new, the electorate of Bonner has become an area of fascination for political commentators and campaigners alike. It is the second most marginal seat in Australia, and, since the 2004 election has become something of a trophy seat.