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Speculation is everywhere today that the Victorian Liberal Party may re-do its candidate preselection in the Melbourne seat of Kooyong in the wake of proposed new electoral boundaries that could be more Liberal-favourable, and that former treasurer Josh Frydenberg may seek to challenge 31-year-old Amelia Hamer, who was chosen in March this year.
Despite some Liberals raising concerns that it would be a bad look to oust a young woman to let Frydenberg return - after he chose not to contest the preselection when it was held just nine weeks ago - his former frontbench colleague, retiring federal Liberal MP Karen Andrews, is backing the move. This is about making sure that we have the strongest possible candidates in each seat, and we have the best team to take forward,” Andrews has told ABC Radio National this morning. ...
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