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Significance
Turnbull's governing Liberal-National Coalition is currently neck-and-neck with Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten's Labor Party in opinion polls. If Turnbull is defeated, Shorten will become the sixth Australian prime minister in nine years.
Impacts
A Labor victory would provide East Timor with a more favourable partner for resolving the Timor Sea boundary dispute.
Candidates backed by independent Senator Nick Xenophon could pick up some upper house seats.
Government submarine-building contracts in South Australia may give the Coalition an electoral bump.
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2016
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