The fight for Farrer: How a rural by-election could signal a change in Australian politics

The key issues in the electorate are water management, regional healthcare funding, climate projects, cost of living, and fuel security.

Stretching from the border of South Australia to beyond Albury on the Victorian border, the rural electorate of Farrer takes up around 16 per cent of New South Wales.

Both the National Party and the Liberal Party are running candidates in Farrer but they are trailing behind One Nation, David Farley, and Michelle Milthorpe, Michelle Milthorpe.

Losing the seat at a by-election is not the end of the world for a party, but it does give a very important moment for a party to reflect and recalibrate and reassess where it is standing

Zareh Ghazarian