Victorian election: high costs and unkept promises could flip Melbourne’s Labor heartland to One Nation

As reported by Guardian Australia · Updated 5 Nov, 14:00 · Archive

Labor ignored its falling vote in the working-class western suburbs because they would never go Liberal – but now there’s another option Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast It’s nearing 3pm outside Beirut Bakehouse, a Lebanese bakery tucked inside a shopping plaza in Taylors Lakes, 20km north-west of Melbourne. A group of men are out the front nursing coffees and smoking cigarettes, in what appears to be a regular gathering. But despite their closeness, three of the group will be casting their votes for three different political parties in next month’s state…

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• Victorian election: high costs and unkept promises could flip Melbourne’s Labor heartland to One NationLabor ignored its falling vote in the working-class western suburbs because they would never go Liberal – but now there’s another option Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast It’s nearing 3pm outside Beirut Bakehouse, a Lebanese bakery tucked inside a shopping plaza in Taylors Lakes, 20km north-west of Melbourne. A group of men are out the front nursing coffees and smoking cigarettes, in what appears to be a regular gathering. But despite their closeness, three of the group will be casting their votes for three different political parties in next month’s state…Guardian Australia · 5 Nov, 14:00