PoliticsFederal electionPrint articleExclusiveVictorian Libs look to Hamer for showdown with AllanGus McCubbingReporterMay 4, 2025 – 12.22pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginFollow our live coverage of the 2025 federal electionShell-shocked Victorian Liberals will pursue defeated Kooyong candidate Amelia Hamer as the party attempts to topple a tiring Allan government in next year’s state election.Loading...Gus McCubbing is a journalist at the Australian Financial Review in Melbourne. Connect with Gus on Twitter. Email Gus at gus.mccubbing@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreFederal electionLNPPolitical leadershipJacinta AllanVictorian ParliamentLiberal PartyDaniel AndrewsLatest In PoliticsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineBishop stares down critics: ‘I turn down many more roles than I take on’Myriam RobinThis restaurant has New York buzz. You’ll never guess where it isThe watch brands courting women with dazzling designsBOSS Financial ReviewThis public servant founded a $4b company. He never wanted to be an entrepreneurSally PattenHow to deal with a difficult managerThe CEO who doesn’t look at her phone until she gets to the officeLife & LeisureMarathons are meditations for this Melbourne banking executive1 hr agoLife & LeisureThis Chinese-made electric SUV is giving Tesla a run for its moneyGolden Le Creuset and a chic Chanel cuff to wow this Mother’s DayRich ListAtlassian’s AI plans fail to stop $15b value plungeTess BennettBillionaire Harry Stamoulis sizes up Collins Street towerBillionaire Raphael Geminder faces backlash on Pact delisting plan