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Please 'like' me: why Facebook might be the key to success in the 2016 election

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Another big week in federal politics is underway, with the budget announced on Tuesday. Then, possibly this weekend, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will formally call a double-dissolution election for July 2.

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