{"id":7783,"date":"2026-05-09T00:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/7783\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T00:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:41:10","slug":"how-to-watch-one-nations-david-farleys-race-to-beat-independent-michelle-milthorpe-in-farrer-by-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/7783\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch: One Nation&#8217;s David Farley&#8217;s race to beat independent Michelle Milthorpe in Farrer by-election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One Nation is hoping to take the seat of Farrer from the Liberal Party as voters head to the polls on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The by-election, following the departure of Farrer&#8217;s former MP and Liberal leader Sussan Ley, is predicted to come down to a race between One Nation candidate David Farley and independent Michelle Milthorpe.<\/p>\n<p>Liberal Party candidate Raissa Butkowski and Nationals candidate Brad Robertson are also in contention.<\/p>\n<p>Spanning a vast regional electorate across southern New South Wales, the by-election battle is shaping up to be a critical litmus test for new Liberal Leader Angus Taylor and new Nationals Leader Matt Canavan.<\/p>\n<p>Key issues shaping the campaign include cost of living pressures, water management, access to healthcare and regional services, infrastructure investment and support for agriculture and local industries.<\/p>\n<p>The final week of the campaign has been overshadowed by Liberal Senator James Paterson having his phone snatched by a One Nation volunteer during a heated altercation at a pre-poll booth in Albury.<\/p>\n<p>The row erupted after the One Nation volunteer accused Mr Paterson of \u201cweaponising\u201d Mr Farley\u2019s previous political affiliation with the Labor Party, to which the Senator insisted that voters had a right to know.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Paterson had his phone snatched after pulling it out to record the altercation.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ms Milthorpe has been forced to bat away claims she is a &#8216;Teal independent&#8217;, despite taking donations from Simon Holmes \u00e0 Court\u2019s Climate 200.<\/p>\n<p> How to watch Farrer By-Election LIVE<\/p>\n<p>Sky News will be providing extensive and insightful election coverage throughout Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Farrer By-Election LIVE will air from 6pm AEST and deliver rolling coverage as voters head to the polls.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribers can stream the coverage on <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SkyNews.com.au<\/a> or by downloading the Sky News Australia app.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"poster-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6d28b019d5f2819aec26babd8ca65da4.jpeg\" data-sctrack=\"op-poster-img\" alt=\"\u2018Good chance\u2019 of One Nation winning Farrer by-election\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Panel of Sky News experts to deliver updates and analysis<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Australia\u2019s Chief News Anchor Kieran Gilbert will be joined by a panel of political experts including Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell, Sky News Anchor Peta Credlin and former Labor Cabinet Minister in the Rudd Government Joel Fitzgibbon.<\/p>\n<p>Sky News\u2019 Chief Election Analyst\u00a0Tom Connell will be analysing the results and breaking down the data throughout the evening.<\/p>\n<p>The coverage will also include in-depth analysis from Sky News host Paul Murray at One Nation headquarters and AM Agenda host Laura Jayes at Liberal Party headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribers can watch on\u00a0<a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SkyNews.com.au<\/a>\u00a0or download the Sky News Australia app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One Nation is hoping to take the seat of Farrer from the Liberal Party as voters head 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