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Tony Helou: ALP loss was a shock

Bill Shorten

عانى زعيم حزب العمال من شعبية منخفضة كرئيس مفضل للحكومة Source: AAP

ALP members and supporters did not hide their shock following the results of the Federal Elections on Saturday.


Labor started the night upbeat and optimistic based on months of polling showing Labor ahead of the Coalition, seemingly confirmed by exit polls released shortly before the count.

But the enthusiasm didn’t last as it soon became clear the majority of Australian’s had rejected Labor’s policy agenda of action on climate change, cancer treatment funds and taxation reform.

So where did Bill Shorten and Labor go wrong?

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Listen to an interview in Arabic with Tony Helou a Labor member and former Morland Mayor.


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