The regional composition of growth has been quite divergent, with the resource - intensive states of Western Australia and Queensland growing much more
strongly than the rest of the country (for more detail, see «Box B: Divergences in Regional Performance»).
We find that Conservative support is holding up better in its key marginal seats
than the
rest of the
country, and also that the Liberal Democrats are recovering
strongly, albeit from a low base, in the seats they are defending.