Eden-Monaro faces rising cost-of-living pressures and worker shortages as it prepares for election
Having been won by the party that formed government at every federal election from 1972, Eden-Monaro was considered a bellwether seat until Labor's Mike Kelly won it in 2016.
Mr Kelly resigned due to poor health in 2020, and Labor retained the seat in the by-election, with Kristy McBain being elected on a margin of just 0.9 per cent.
Since then, the region, like the rest of Australia. has endured the COVID-19 pandemic, but lockdowns and restrictions have also compounded economic and social issues in the area, brought about by years of drought and the Black Summer bushfires.
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