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The sun is setting over Aubry as a key

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moment in the Farah bi-election campaign

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begins.

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Backstage, the candidates are getting

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ready for a high pressure debate.

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Welcome everybody to Charles University.

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Everybody here in the theater

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>> 12 are in the race but two are receiving

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the most attention.

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We need to be looking after ourselves

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first here in this country.

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>> Independent Michelle Milorp came second

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in Farah at the federal election last

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year. One Nation candidate David Farley

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is considered her toughest competition.

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>> I understand the engine room of Farah

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and I understand it well.

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>> Labor isn't running in this rural

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electorate where issues affecting

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farmers have been front and center.

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>> The reality is Australia can't afford

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net zero.

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>> I think it's untenable for us to think

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that we can get there by 20 2050.

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The Liberals and Nationals have boosted

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the chances of a One Nation win,

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directing preferences to David Farley

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over the community independent. A move

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that could backfire if it helps the

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minor party increase momentum or if it

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proves unpopular among traditional

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coalition supporters. I want to talk

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about preferences now and we'll start uh

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with with you Roser and as to why the um

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uh the Liberal Party chose to preference

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One Nation ahead of Michelle Milford for

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example

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>> in terms of preferencing it it it really

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was um

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it it just it was just for ease of

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reference in terms of our how to vote

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card and that's just the reality.

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Farah is the second largest electorate

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in New South Wales. It was held by

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former Liberal leader Susan Lee for 25

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years before she quit parliament in

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February.

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Now the coalition is at risk of losing

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the seat for the first time in its

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history.

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Pauline Hansen's most high-profile

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recruit has been lending his personal

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popularity to David Farley's campaign.

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>> So good to see you.

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>> Nationally, support for One Nation has

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climbed since the former Nationals

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leader Barnaby Joyce joined its ranks.

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>> How much do you think you have to do

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with that?

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>> Yeah, I did my bit. You know, you can do

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faux, you know, faux humility. Oh, it's

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nothing. No, it was it was a bit about

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reason by me because I think people he

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gave them license and people said well

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if he can change I can change and now

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sudden

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>> the one nation candidate has also had

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changes of heart. He previously sought

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pre-elelection for labor prompting

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critics to question his long-term

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loyalty.

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>> This specimen is David Farley a

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political chameleon who changes colors

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to suit himself. Can you guarantee that

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if you get into parliament with One

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Nation that you will stick with One

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Nation in Parliament?

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>> Yeah, I'm I'm I'm more than comfortable.

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One Nation uh will will change the

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democracy on the 9th.

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>> If David did get in with One Nation and

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defected to the crossbench, would you be

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bothered by that?

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>> Of course. Yeah. I mean, of course I'd

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be bothered by that. But I, you know, I

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I can I look at him and say this

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person's not going to do it.

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>> How about you? Last year, David Farley

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publicly praised his now rival, Michelle

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Milthorp. The independent candidate has

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been labeled a teal by political

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opponents due to donations she's

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received from climate 200. If you look

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at my policies and positions, you can

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see that they don't align with those of

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the te independents.

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Aubry has a proud place in Liberal

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history. This is where the party's

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governing body was formed in 1944.

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Raza Picusky has the tough task of

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trying to hold on to Farah for the

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Liberals.

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>> It's an unusual race because the two

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considered front runners are obviously

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not from the major parties. Why do you

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think that's happened here?

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>> I in terms of the two front runners, um

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I'm I'm not looking at polls. I think

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they generally are not reflective of

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reality um quite often. But the reality

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is the party is desperately trying to

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rebuild and win back Australian voters

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who've been abandoning it in droves.

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You've come in at a tough time for the

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coalition.

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>> Does that make your job harder?

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>> No. Um I enjoy a challenge.

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>> At a Saturday farmers market near Aubry,

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the produce is fresh and locals

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friendly. Hello.

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>> Are you a local celeb?

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>> He sure is.

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Ross Files is a flower farmer. He can't

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vote in the bi-election because he lives

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on the Victorian side of the border, but

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he'll be watching the result closely.

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I think the political climate's

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changing. I voted Liberal for the past

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50 years, and this is the first time

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I've ever considered voting for another

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party, and the One Nation is the party

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that I would vote for.

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From Aubry to the multicultural farming

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community of Griffith, many voters told

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7:30 they wanted change.

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>> Last time I voted for Liberal and this

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time I've been voted for independent.

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>> Major groups have had things for too

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long. Time to put someone through the

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hen house and clean them out.

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>> Some people are promoting the

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multiculturalism. So that's why I just

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uh vote for that person.

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Father Peter is an Anglican priest and

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community figure who was torn over who

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to vote for.

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>> Inside this historic mansion, he's

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hosted many political guests from both

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sides of politics. This week, he's

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invited Pauline Hansen to tea.

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>> So, Pauline Hansen might be sitting

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around this table in the days ahead.

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>> Well, I'm hoping so. I'll probably

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There's always room in the, you know, a

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bit more in the pot. The longtime

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Liberal supporter is questioning his

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loyalty to the party after it dumped

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Susan Lee as leader.

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>> Will this be the first election that you

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voted in where you're not sure if you'll

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vote Liberal?

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>> Well, I've certainly been

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less sure uh now than I've ever been

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before.

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>> And do you think that the the chaos that

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we saw in the coalition um after the

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last election is the reason people in

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this electorate have been turning to One

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Nation? Well, they say that One Nation

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is the is the party of protest, and I

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think people have a lot of reasonable

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things to protest about. If you've got a

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car that continually breaks down, uh,

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then you do need to think about either

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getting a new engine or getting out of

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walking. And I think a lot of people are

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getting out of walking.