The weekend byelection results were close to Labor and the Greens’ worst case scenario – but it’s not all good news for the Liberals

One federal Labor MP said his party’s brand has ‘taken a dive’ in Victoria – but others at the state level believe time is on their side

Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Counting in the Werribee byelection is still under way. But even if Labor manages to scrape through, the Victorian government is just a few hundred disgruntled votes away from losing its grip on this heartland seat.

That is a problem Jacinta Allan knows cannot be ignored.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/09/the-weekend-byelection-results-were-close-to-labor-and-the-greens-worst-case-scenario-but-its-not-all-good-news-for-the-liberals

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