The Victorian Greens expect to reclaim the Prahran seat in the upcoming byelection, following former MP Sam Hibbins' resignation. Despite new allegations against Hibbins, Labor has decided not to field a candidate in the election, considering the cost of a potential campaign.
Victorian Greens leader Ellen Sandell expects her party to reclaim the seat of Prahran vacated by former MP Sam Hibbins . Victorian Greens leader Ellen Sandell expects her party to reclaim the seat of Prahran vacated by former MP Sam Hibbins .The Victorian Greens are confident they can hold on to the inner-Melbourne seat of Prahran despite new allegations against their former MP, Sam Hibbins , as Labor opts to sit out the byelection.
But it is likely to displease the local rank and file, who had argued the party would have performed well in the area given Since then, Hibbins had increased his margin to 12% against the Liberals, but the Greens have recently performed worse than expected at local government elections and in Both La Trobe University and DPS have confirmed to Guardian Australia they had received a complaint from a student, who was interning with Hibbins as part of her studies.In a statement provided to the Guardian and the ABC, Hibbins said when the matter was brought to his attention in 2018 he “took it very seriously” and “acknowledged the person’s concern”.
“Clearly he has misrepresented the facts. We were not aware of all the details that were in that ABC report,” she told reporters.
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