A federal redistribution in underway and heading towards completion in Victoria next month.
Much interest has been given to the naming of federal divisions this time around with a bunch of eminent Australians having their say and calling on the AEC to anoint certain names to current or new seats. Some debate has also ensued in recent years about the appropriateness of current names like Batman or McMillan be continued to be used due to the perceived improper actions of these historic figures to indigenous Australians.
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