Prominent human rights lawyer Julian Burnside QC will run against Treasurer Josh Frydenberg in his Melbourne seat of Kooyong at the next federal election.
Prominent human rights lawyer Julian Burnside QC says concern that the political system is"broken" has prompted him to run as a Greens candidate against Treasurer Josh Frydenberg at the next federal election.
"The Greens used to be regarded just as a party of environmentalists, I remember them when they set up in the early '90s, but they've matured," he told ABC Radio Melbourne. "I've lived in Kooyong all my life, I think I understand Kooyong fairly well, and a lot of people in Kooyong are anxious to leave lots of wealth for their families for their kids, and their grandkids," he said.
He said he believed he and Mr Yates could reduce Mr Frydenberg's primary vote, leading to a change of MP in Kooyong, which has always been held by the Liberal Party and its antecedents.
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