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Benita Kolovos visits shops, a youth school and a Sydenham bakery ahead of Victoria's November election.
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Victoria election 2026: could Labor's loyal heartland flip to One Nation?
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- 0:57TJ points out discarded syringes and nitrous oxide canisters while discussing public safety in St Albans.
- 4:12Melton resident Shyam raises unmet government promises about train transport and hospital infrastructure.
- 6:17A local shopkeeper expresses continued confidence in Labor MP Natalie Suleyman.
- 7:52A youth-school deputy principal argues for early intervention and diversion in addressing youth offending.
- 11:01Sydenham bakery customers debate infrastructure, party records and whether to support One Nation.
A shopkeeper backs Natalie Suleyman to win again. Elsewhere in Melbourne's west, residents describe broken promises, safety concerns and a willingness to try One Nation. Benita Kolovos's reporting gives Guardian Australia's week its most substantial local thread: what happens when a supposedly safe Labor seat no longer feels secure?
"Victoria election 2026: could Labor's loyal heartland flip to One Nation?" was the most-watched of the channel's fifteen new uploads, reaching about 45,000 views. Street Kingz YouTuber TJ guides Kolovos through St Albans, while a Melton resident raises transport and hospital promises. At a specialist youth school, a deputy principal makes the case for early intervention and diversion. The report leaves room for continued Labor loyalty as well as frustration, rather than treating the electorate as a single voice.
Suleyman has represented St Albans since 2014. With the state election scheduled for 28 November, those conversations give a street-level counterpart to "Back to Back Barries: Dissecting the One Nation voting blocks", which drew almost as many views. Tony Barry and stand-in Shaun Ratcliff examine the different groups behind the party's support.
Across the channel, subscribers grew over the week, although daily viewing is now well below its usual level. The week's view gain was the largest among the nearby news channels, with The Canadian Press also drawing a substantial weekly audience.
An older upload remains the channel's strongest source of daily momentum: Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan victory-speech Short. Among newer material, Jonathan Yerushalmy and Reged Ahmad's Stephen Miller discussion is drawing attention, alongside Kolovos's explanation of Victoria's upper-house ballot and what the removal of group voting tickets changes.
An Australian politician who has represented St Albans in Victoria's Legislative Assembly since 2014.
More on Wikipedia ›An Australian right-wing to far-right political party founded and led by Pauline Hanson.
More on Wikipedia ›The Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party.
More on Wikipedia ›Victoria's state election is scheduled for 28 November 2026, with all 88 lower-house seats and all 40 upper-house seats up for election.
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Which electorate does Natalie Suleyman represent in this report?
Suleyman is the Labor member for St Albans, the electorate at the centre of Kolovos's report.