	{"id":101662,"date":"2025-04-14T09:01:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T23:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=101662"},"modified":"2025-04-14T09:01:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T23:01:17","slug":"candidates-finalised-for-2025-federal-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/candidates-finalised-for-2025-federal-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidates finalised for 2025 federal election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE field contesting this year\u2019s federal election has been set, with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) releasing the final list of candidates for the House of Representatives and the Senate last Friday 11 April.<\/p>\n<p>Australians will head to the polls in less than three weeks on 3 May.<\/p>\n<p>The AEC conducted blind draws to randomly determine the ballot paper order in electorate offices across Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The region\u2019s candidates are listed 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