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Australian by-election a litmus test for right-wing One Nation Party

BBC World · May 8, 2026, 10:39 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

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Victory for the populist party in Farrer, New South Wales, would see One Nation's first MP elected to Australia's national parliament.

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