NSW Deputy Prime Minister John Barilaro says early figures indicate the Liberals are on the cusp of a historic victory in the federal seat of Eden Monaro. The seat of Eden-Monaro was left vacant after Labor MP Mike Kelly retired, citing long-standing health issues. Labor holds the seat by a wafer-thin margin of 0.9 per cent and will be vulnerable if there is a swing against the opposition.
If Liberal candidate Fiona Kotvojs won the seat, it would be the first time in over 100 years a government has won a seat off an opposition in a by-election. Mr Barilaro told Sky News he sensed a great deal of goodwill towards the government when he was on the hustings. "I think the Liberal Party is doing exceptionally well in Queanbeyan, which you would have thought they would have struggled,” he said. “I believe the Liberals will win this. I think they will get there.
JohnBarilaroMP Went a little early what goes with these shooters/fisher sell outs to a party totally apposed to their ideas something smells here warning to all Nats Libs do not trust this mob sounds like Labor / greens have infiltrated the party
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Only John Barilaro could have won the upcoming Eden-Monaro by-election: Richardson | Sky News AustraliaSky News host Graham Richardson says only NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro could have won the upcoming Eden-Monaro by-election for the Coalition. \n\nMr Richardson said “if Barilaro had run, then I believe Labor would lose on Saturday, such is the popularity of Barilaro in Queanbeyan,” \n\nHe said Mr Barilaro’s capacity to make inroads into what would normally be a solid Labor vote was remarkable.\n\nSky News host Andrew Bolt said “the Liberals should romp it in if Scott Morrison’s personal popularity is a guide”.\n\nHowever, he pointed out there is often a disconnect between a leaders popularity and the broader popularity of the party in a particular region. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia SkyNewsRicho JohnBarilaroMP SkyNewsRicho JohnBarilaroMP Richo is cooked SkyNewsRicho JohnBarilaroMP Internal polling must be awful 2 Sky pieces throwing in the towel and now this lame excuse
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Don't write off the Liberals in Eden-Monaro: Barilaro | Sky News AustraliaNSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro says he's 'not writing off the Liberals' in Eden-Monaro, denying claims he was urging voters to preference Labor before the Liberal candidate. \n\n'I've been telling people to vote one Trevor Hicks. Simple as that,' Mr Barilaro said.\n\n'Our how to vote card has the Liberal Party second. \n\n'It's always been a bellwether seat. They know down here you get stuff done when you're in government and they may experiment with that two years out from a general election.'\n\nMr Barilaro said much of the speculation was likely caused by his long-standing friendship with former member for Eden-Monaro and Labor MP Mike Kelly.\n\n'Just because we come from two different parties, doesn't mean you can't make friends across the political isle,' he said.\n\nWhile a Labor hold would pave the way for Mr Barilaro to run for the seat at the next federal election, the NSW MP said he wasn't sure whether he 'had enough fight' in him for another tilt. \n\n'I've got a four-and-a-half year old who misses dad and that was a big part of the reason I didn't run this time,' he said.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia
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Eden-Monaro voters want community ‘rebuild and recovery’: Kotvojs | Sky News AustraliaLiberal candidate for Eden-Monaro Dr Fiona Kotvojs says the major issues across the electorate involve the recovery and rebuilding of communities from the fires, floods, droughts and COVID-19. \n\nIn a wide-ranging interview with Sky news host Chris Kenny, Dr Kotvojs denied claims which surfaced on Thursday that NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro was undermining the Liberals’ bid to win the by-election by asking voters to preference Labor ahead of herself. \n\n'Both John Barilaro and Trevor Hicks have made it very clear the preferences for the Nationals are going to the Liberals,' Dr Kotvojs said. \n\n'Both of them have made that statement very clearly this morning'. \n\nDr Kotvojs also said Snowy 2.0 was a 'fantastic project'. \n\n'What it does on a federal level, and a national level, is it firms up the renewables'. \n\n'It's a really great project in terms of energy, and locally for Eden-Monero, it's great in terms of the jobs it produces'. \n\nDr Kotvojs said she is 'really happy' to represent the Liberal Party in the upcoming by-election on Saturday. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia Does her mouth move ScoMo's pork barrelling press conferences?🤔 What party is he part of When were the fires ? People still living in tents ? ANOTHER. TOTAL. LNPFail
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Man arrested over spam emails targeting Eden-Monaro candidateA Sydney man has been arrested after targeting voters in the Eden-Monaro byelection with offensive spam emails. I read elsewhere, to her credit, that Fiona Kotvojs condemned the emails targetting Kristy McBain too. A typical Trump move would have been to continue the circulation. Your heading seems misleading. Was any candidate apart from Kirsty McBain trageted? Why does the headline use the plural “candidates” when the story itself states that only one candidate was the target?
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Eden-Monaro by-election: What to expect in the seat that picks governmentsIn the last century, no federal government has won a seat from the opposition in a by-election. Could that 100-year hoodoo be broken tomorrow? AusPol 9News
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Labor on track to win Eden-Monaro: Poll | Sky News AustraliaA new poll on the eve of the Eden-Monaro by-election has indicated Labor is headed for a win to retain the ultra-marginal seat.\n\nThe poll – which surveyed 643 residents in the electorate of Eden-Monaro on June 30 – has Labor candidate Kristy McBain ahead of Liberal candidate Fiona Kotvojs 52 per cent - 48 per cent.\n\nOpposition leader Anthony Albanese has spent weeks campaigning in the electorate, with a win reinforcing stability for the ALP and providing security for his leadership while a loss would signify the opposite.\n\nImage: Twitter That’s what they said in May 2019 Polls ok Katherine Keating daughter of Australian former Prime Minister Paul should be next for the shoulder tap by FBI.
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