This week on 1233 mornings we're focussing on the seat of Hunter.
So that's if you're living and voting in Cessnock, Maitland, Kurri Kurri, Singleton, Muswellbrook, Murrurundi, and Merriwa... with countless other towns in between.
The seat is classified as very safe Labor, having been held by the party since 1910 - the Fitzgibbon family since 1984. But can Michael Johnsen take the seat?
Nationals candidate Michael Johnson gained a swing of +3.2 in the last election, and 37.5% of the vote compared to Fitzgibbon's 62.5% He outlined his three key priorities to Jill Emberson this morning.
He wants local job losses in the aluminium industry to see as much attention as the car industry in Victoria, decentralisation of government deparments and repealing of the carbon tax











