High Court clears way for new senators
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The High Court is set to instruct the electoral commission to conduct a special count after four senators were disqualified.
Justice Stephen Gageler will provide the instructions to the Australian Electoral Commission at a directions hearing in Canberra on Thursday.
The special counts, which could be held within a week, will replace senators Scott Ludlam, Larissa Waters, Malcolm Roberts and Fiona Nash.
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