LGBTIQ+ equality and transgender participation in women’s sports were ranked dead last in both electorates as “vote determining issues”. Forty-two per cent expected Labor to win the election compared with 34% for the Coalition. Kennedy responded with a statement to the Age/Herald saying he was “a strong supporter of the COVID vaccination effort”. • In the Australian Capital Territory Senate race, Labor has announced it will put independent David Pocock second on its how-to-vote card. The full distribution of preferences doesn’t seem to be on the Electoral Commission site, but Antony Green offers an analysis of it.

Source: The Guardian April 27, 2022 23:50 UTC