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I'm still confused as to how the referendum got turned into a party politics issue. Over here, it had bi-partisan support until the LNP bosses told the local LNP people (there are about 5 of them) they had to be "No" supporters.
Meanwhile, Julie Bishop (Who is probably still WA's most popular LNP figure) is able to be visibly supporting the "yes" campaign, because she is not bound by LNP rules any more. It boggles the brain.
Edit: I should mention that The Local Nationals have Mia Davis. She was leader of the Opposition here (yes, there are more Nationals Members than Liberals. The Nationals are currently the senior coalition partner) when they were told to back "No". Then this and she has since resigned as leader of the opposotion and won't contest her seat in 2025. I like her.