Battle for Kooyong
Frydenberg 2.0 presents a problem for the Liberals
A faction in Kooyong has started to agitate for Mr Josh Frydenberg to be the Liberal candidate in this seat. The current selected candidate, Amelia Hamer, won the right to be the candidate with a large majority vote nine weeks ago. Will we next hear that she has “generously” stepped aside for Mr Frydenberg? Being a woman, she must know what action is expected of her.
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- Josh Frydenberg
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- Jacqueline Maley
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- Cara Waters
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- Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
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- Australia votes
I’m no nepo-baby: The plan to wrest back a blue-ribbon Liberal seat from a teal
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- Annika Smethurst
Liberal royalty to take on Monique Ryan in Frydenberg’s former seat of Kooyong
Amelia Hamer was considered a frontrunner for the seat despite a late surge in support for Rochelle Pattison, the chair of Transgender Victoria.
- Annika Smethurst and Paul Sakkal
- Exclusive
- Liberal Party
Liberal trans woman Rochelle Pattison wants to succeed Josh Frydenberg
Pattison would be the Liberal Party’s first transgender candidate if she won preselection for Kooyong.
- Stephen Brook
- Exclusive
- Liberal Party
Surgeon throws hat in the ring to take on Ryan in Kooyong
Susan Morris, who runs a practice in Kew, told friends on the weekend that she planned to nominate for Liberal preselection in Melbourne’s wealthy inner east.
- Paul Sakkal
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- Australia votes
Frydenberg rules out Kooyong run as Wyatt laments his absence
Ken Wyatt claimed his former colleague would have changed the essence of the Voice referendum if he was still in parliament, as the ex-treasurer ruled out a return.
- Paul Sakkal and Hamish Hastie
The never-ending battle behind the scenes for Kooyong
Monique Ryan and her backers say the vibe in Kooyong has changed for the better. Her detractors think she has achieved little.
- Paul Sakkal and Lachlan Abbott
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