Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says Labor's star candidate for Saturday's Batman byelection faces an "uphill battle", but the party believes plans to end cash refunds for shareholders could help its chances to retain the seat.
Former ACTU president Ged Kearney is Labor's candidate in the inner-Melbourne seat, vacated by David Feeney after he was implicated in Parliament's dual citizenship saga.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
