Parties scramble to establish by-election candidates
Parties are scrambling to get their candidates in place before the date of the five by-elections is announced. The daughter of former Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, Georgina, has nominated for Liberal Party preselection in the seat of Mayo. The Liberal Party has endorsed Brett Whiteley as their candidate to contest the Tasmanian seat of Braddon. Labor's Justine Keay, Susan Lamb and Josh Wilson, and Centre Alliance MP Rebekha Sharkie will all recontest after resigning due to citizenship concerns. Читать дальше...