8 Takeaways From the Victorian By-Elections and How It Could Shape the Federal Contest

The Victorian by-elections came with a hefty move away from Labor and the Greens, but was the result a swing from the left, or something else?
8 Takeaways From the Victorian By-Elections and How It Could Shape the Federal Contest
St. Kilda Road in Melbourne, Australia on July 16, 2021. Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/AFP via Getty Images
Crystal-Rose Jones
Daniel Y. Teng
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The Feb. 8 by-elections in Victoria for the seats of Prahran and Werribee was remarkable for the long-struggling Liberal opposition, but humbling for the incumbent Labor government, and the left-wing Greens.

Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.