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Dutton to face second byelection test as Robert formally quits

Tom McIlroy
Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau Chief

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will face another byelection test triggered by the official resignation of federal MP and former Morrison government minister Stuart Robert.

A byelection in the Queensland seat of Fadden, which takes in parts of the Gold Coast, will come just months after the Coalition suffered a crushing defeat in the Aston byelection.

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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

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