Super Saturday: ABC News

ABC News channel has 4 hours of coverage of the five by-elections being held on “Super Saturday” 28 July.

Four of five by-elections are the result of the High Court ruling on dual citizens, while Perth is being contested due to a resignation.

The five seats are:

– Braddon Tasmania
– Fremantle WA
– Longman QLD
– Mayo SA
– Perth WA

A Federal Government hasn’t won a by-election since 1920 and Super Saturday is being seen as a major test for both the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.

Providing all the essential news, commentary and analysis on the night will be ABC Political Editor Andrew Probyn, National Affairs Correspondent Greg Jennett, 730 Chief Political Correspondent Laura Tingle and ABC Election Analyst Antony Green.

The ABC team will also be joined by guest panellists – Labor’s Ed Husic and Liberal Party’s Trent Zimmerman.

The in-depth coverage will feature live reporting from the five electorates, as well as interviews with the candidates.

And “Mr Elections” Antony Green will be on deck in the Sydney studio as the numbers come in, giving us the latest seat-by-seat results and analysis, with his election touchscreen.

6.00pm AEST on ABC News Channel & iview

The next morning on Insiders Barrie Cassidy will be joined by Tanya Plibersek and Christopher Pyne at 9am.