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Sky News has confirmed the Liberals have been in contact with journalist Stan Grant about running for the Party in the federal seat of Reid in Sydney's inner west.
After incumbent MP Craig Laundy recently announced he would not recontest the seat, the Liberals have been left without a candidate. Labor will aim to win the inner Sydney seat at the next election, which the Liberals hold on a margin of 4.6 per cent. Image: News Corp Australia
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