AusPol / 14 February 2022
Perrottet has a ‘bad day at the office’
The NSW Coalition Government saw a swing against it in 3 of the 4 by-elections on Saturday and has lost the long-held regional seat of Bega to Labor. Transport Minister Andrew Constance vacated the South Coast seat to make a federal run, and pundits say inadequate bushfire recovery support was a hot-button topics. Former Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s seat of Willoughby stayed in Liberal hands – albeit with a double-digit swing against the Liberals. Premier Dominic Perrottet took responsibility for the result as PM Scott Morrison dismissed suggestions it reflected on his electoral fortunes. There will be plenty of focus on what it means federally as MPs head back to Canberra for one of the last sitting weeks before a poll is due on 21 May. Last night, Morrison revealed to Nine’s 60 Minutes that he’s praying for a miracle…
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