What will the teal wave mean for Victorian and NSW state elections?

Swings at federal election hint at shifts that could be replicated in state polls due in November and March

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With the federal poll decided, upcoming elections in Australia's two biggest states will be the next electoral test for our country's political parties. The dramatic swing to independents raises interesting questions about what might happen in Victoria in November and New South Wales in March.

It's important to note that federal election results are not predictive of what happens in state elections, or vice versa. Indeed, there is a history of state and federal elections held in quick succession producing quite different results. The 1992 Victorian state election swept Jeff Kennett to power, less than six months before the state voted strongly for the Keating Labor government in 1993.