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Why Bennelong by-election is crucial for the Turnbull government

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Protesters have disrupted Malcolm Turnbull on the last day of Bennelong by-election campaign. (AAP) Source: AAP

Voters head to the polls in Bennelong this weekend (16th Dec). The by-election in the seat in Sydney's north was triggered when the incumbent Liberal MP John Alexander resigned from parliament over a likely British dual citizenship. Why the by-election is so crucial for the Turnbull government.

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Voters head to the polls in Bennelong this weekend (16th Dec). The by-election in the seat in Sydney's north was triggered when the incumbent Liberal MP John Alexander resigned from parliament over a likely British dual citizenship. Why the by-election is so crucial for the Turnbull government.

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