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| Scott Ludlam likely to keep Senate seat for Greens | Scott Ludlam likely to keep Senate seat for Greens |
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| Western Australia Greens senator Scott Ludlam seems likely to hold on to his seat, fighting off competition from the Nationals and smaller parties such as the WikiLeaks party. | Western Australia Greens senator Scott Ludlam seems likely to hold on to his seat, fighting off competition from the Nationals and smaller parties such as the WikiLeaks party. |
| Ludlam is aiming for the sixth senate spot in Western Australia. | Ludlam is aiming for the sixth senate spot in Western Australia. |
| Earlier in the night his party colleague Adam Bandt won the lower house seat of Melbourne with a more than 9% swing to the Greens, defying pre-election predictions of a loss. | Earlier in the night his party colleague Adam Bandt won the lower house seat of Melbourne with a more than 9% swing to the Greens, defying pre-election predictions of a loss. |
| The Greens leader, Christine Milne, said her party’s senators could work with the incoming prime minister, Tony Abbott, but they would oppose any attempts to repeal the carbon tax. | The Greens leader, Christine Milne, said her party’s senators could work with the incoming prime minister, Tony Abbott, but they would oppose any attempts to repeal the carbon tax. |
| "I just cannot understand how people have found it so easy to believe Tony Abbott when he hasn't come out with properly costed policies," she said. | "I just cannot understand how people have found it so easy to believe Tony Abbott when he hasn't come out with properly costed policies," she said. |
| "After the election I think Australia's going to be in for a shock." | "After the election I think Australia's going to be in for a shock." |
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