CANBERRA OBSERVED: The ‘other’ election on November 10*

The “other” election being contested on November 10 is that for the Senate which, while failing to attract the same media attention as the contest for control of the Treasury benches, is vitally important in deciding who will control the balance of power in the Upper House for the next few years.The half of the Senate contesting this election is the half which was selected during the 1996 landslide win to the Coalition. At that poll, both the Coalition and the Australian Democrats secured except…

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