How the Coalition 'failed' young voters

For the first time young voters bumped out the boomers, to take their place as the largest voting cohort in Saturday’s election. While the Coalition thought they’d covered their bases and reached young voters on platforms like TikTok, their message (or lack of one) might have cost them the election.  Meanwhile, the Greens vote seems to have "plateaued" with leader Adam Bandt at risk of losing his set of Melbourne.  Patricia Karvelas, Claudia Long and Tom Crowley  break it all down on Politics Now. Got a burning question? Got a burning political query? Send a short voice recording to PK and Fran for Question Time at thepartyroom@abc.net.au   Most polls underestimated Labor. How did they get it wrong? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-06/how-did-most-polls-get-2025-federal-election-wrong/105256346    

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