Independents and minor parties set to capture more than a third of vote in upcoming federal election

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For more than a century, Australian politics has been a two-party contest, leaving voters with a simple choice on election day to vote for either Labor or the Coalition. But as the next federal election looms, that old rule book is being torn apart with independents and minor parties expected to capture around a third of the vote in the new parliament.