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Teal candidate apologises for sexualised joke to teen hairdresser

Teal candidate Nicolette Boele has apologised for making a sexual joke to a 19-year-old hairdresser in the electorate she hopes to win, conceding it was a poor attempt at humour.

The incident risks disrupting Boele’s campaign to win Bradfield, a seat on Sydney’s north shore the Liberals have held since its inception.

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Campbell Kwan covers commercial and residential real estate for The Australian Financial Review, based in the Sydney newsroom. He was previously the breaking news reporter. Email Campbell at campbell.kwan@afr.com

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