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Australia: Northern Territory Returns Jailing Age to 10

Australia: Northern Territory Returns Jailing Age to 10

Above: Then-opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro, now Chief Minister, and then-Northern Territory Chief Minister Eva Lawler (not pictured) meet for a Sky News debate on Aug. 20, 2024 in Darwin, Australia. Image copyright: Pema Tamang Pakhrin/Pool via Getty Images

The Spin

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 69% chance that when the Coalition next governs Australia it will be in the majority, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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