The mini-election season looms as a significant test for both Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten, with the major parties set to campaign on rival tax plans outlined during budget week. Hanson wrote to Shorten on Thursday “seeking an assurance from you as leader of the Australian Labor party that you will guarantee placing the Greens at the bottom of all Labor how-to-vote cards”. Coalition could take Queensland seat from Labor at byelection, poll shows Read moreThe One Nation leader says she cannot “in good conscience flow One Nation preferences to Labor if their preference relationship continues with the Greens”. But the research, funded by the Australia Institute, also suggests Labor has issues on which it can campaign. The Turnbull government’s proposal to cut tax for Australia’s biggest businesses is unpopular in the seat, with only 17% endorsement.

Source: The Guardian May 13, 2018 09:00 UTC