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Nationalists facing wipeout in Australian state election
Published Sun, Nov 26, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Sydney
THE resurgence of Australian nationalist politics has been halted at a state election in coal-rich Queensland, with Pauline Hanson's One Nation party at risk of being almost completely wiped out from the state assembly.
Australia's centre-left Labor party is leading in the tight race after three-quarters of votes were counted following Saturday's poll, while Ms Hanson's party has yet to confirm victory in a single seat.
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