Hats off for Barnaby - Is New England all over bar the voting?

Bill Shorten avoids New England byelection for entire campaign - Financial Review
Barnaby Joyce has complained about being stalked throughout the New England byelection, but not by Bill Shorten.
The Labor leader will not make a single visit to the seat which goes to the polls on Saturday. It is expected that Mr Joyce, who was dismissed from Parliament for being a dual citizen, will be re-elected.
On the campaign trail in the New England by-election, but where's Barnaby Joyce? - ABC
Is the outcome of this weekend's New England by-election a foregone conclusion?
Judging by the way Barnaby Joyce is campaigning, you could be forgiven for thinking it is.
"Barnaby Joyce believes that he is going to win this seat on his reputation and he doesn't need to campaign," said CountryMinded Party candidate, Peter Mailler.
Barnaby Joyce claims he is being stalked following a heated encounter at a New England pub - Brisbane Times
Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce claims he is being stalked but won't deny flicking a man's hat off during a heated encounter in a New England pub.
Fairfax Media can reveal the Nationals candidate was confronted in the Graman Hotel near Inverell on Monday night and questioned about family matters.
Greens Party's Peter Wills meets Tenterfield supporters - Tenterfield Star
Mr Wills is positioning himself as a link between Greens supporters and agricultural communities, being known as a staunch activist in the long campaigns against the Shenhua coal project, BHP Caroona mine, and against Santos CSG projects in the Pilliga. A CSG exploration licence covers the family farm.
Mr Wills said the Greens campaign will focus on protecting land and water from unwanted and unnecessary coal mines and CSG wells development into the region, and helping workers transition to sustainable jobs in the renewable energy economy.

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