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Christian Porter's once safe seat would fall to Labor: poll
A new poll shows the federal government's popularity is dropping in the once Coalition-friendly WA.
Julie-anne Sprague writes on Policy, Agriculture, Mining and Food & Wine. Based in our Perth newsroom, Julie-anne is a senior reporter with more than 13 years experience as a finance journalist working in the UK and Australia. "
A new poll shows the federal government's popularity is dropping in the once Coalition-friendly WA.
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