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Northern Territory to lose lower house seat

 Northern Territory landscape

Northern Territory landscape Source: SBS

The Northern Territory will have just one representative in the lower house at Parliament, after a determination by the Australian Electoral Commission, due to declining population growth.


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By Shuba Krishnan

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The Northern Territory will have just one representative in the lower house at Parliament, after a determination by the Australian Electoral Commission, due to declining population growth.



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