Victoria was once considered irrelevant to federal elections, but how the state casts’ its vote this time, will determine the outcome. Labor is desperately sandbagging electorates across Melbourne, while the Liberals start the contest with a significant handicap holding just 7 out of Victoria’s 38 seats.
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00:00The sports capital.
00:06The arts capital.
00:08The coffee capital.
00:11Melbourne has always prided itself on being a leader.
00:14This election, it's no different.
00:15The city and the state will determine who leads the country.
00:20I'm renting at the moment and it's difficult to find a place.
00:24Cost of living crisis.
00:25Taxation.
00:26All roads to the lodge run through Melbourne.
00:28If Peter Dutton is to win, he must pick up seats here.
00:32Right now the Liberals hold just two seats in metropolitan Melbourne.
00:35Meanwhile, Labor is facing a cost of living crisis.
00:39Seats once considered safe are much less secure.
00:42And hardheads are worried about the impact of a poor-performing state government on the
00:45Labor vote.
00:46So, what are the seats to watch?
00:49There are conventional Labor and Liberal battles in suburban Aston, Chisholm and Dunkley.
00:54Liberals are also targeting outer suburban MacEwan.
00:56And they're looking to capitalise on voter angst in Labor strongholds, filling the economic
01:01pinch.
01:02In electorates like Hawke, Bruce and even Holt.
01:05Labor is also fighting on its left flank, with the Greens throwing everything at wills
01:09where it hopes to capitalise on pro-Palestinian sentiment.
01:14McNamara will also be a tight watch in the three-horse race.
01:18The Liberals, on the other hand, need to win back Kooyong and Goldstein, the former jewels
01:23in its crown that were won by teal independents Manek Ryan and Zoe Daniel.
01:27Those contests are tipped to be tight again.
01:29And in Wannan, in Victoria's West, frontbencher Dan Tehan is facing a well-resourced challenge
01:34from independent Alex Dyson.
01:36The battle for Victoria we've fought on many fronts.
01:39And after years of being an afterthought, voters here now have a greater level of influence.
01:45Cost of living is crazy.
01:48Kinder Buenos used to be $1.50.
01:51They're $3 now.
01:53That's the indicator?
01:54That's the indicator.
01:55Every vote counts.