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The opposition leader, Angus Taylor, says the Coalition has directed its preferences to One Nation ahead of the independent in the Farrer byelection to prevent “teal policies”.

The Liberals and Nationals have both placed One Nation before independent Michelle Milthorpe, who has received a small proportion of her funding from the “teal” independent fundraising group, Climate 200.

Polling suggests One Nation will win the New South Wales seat on Liberal and National preferences. Asked why the Coalition parties had put One Nation first, Taylor told ABC program Insiders:

double quotation markIf you vote teal you get Green. And so whilst preferences, beyond preferencing the National party, are picking the least worst option, and we want people to vote for the Liberal party and the National party, the truth is we don’t want to see teal policies for Farrer or for this country.

Asked about One Nation’s threat to the Coalition in regional electorates, Taylor said:

double quotation markI think teal policies, Labor policies are absolute existential for the regions and the Labor government right now. If you get out into these regions, you see what it’s doing to them.