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Taxpayers slugged in government’s legal fight with Mulgrave candidate
Documents detail a mounting legal bill in the fight against a caterer who accused former chief health officer Brett Sutton of unlawfully ordering the closure of his business.
- by Annika Smethurst
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Liberals claim victory in Warrandyte byelection for Nicole Werner
Opposition Leader John Pesutto introduced Werner as “the future of this party” after the Liberals’ emphatic win in the north-east Melbourne seat.
- by Rachel Eddie
Snake catcher drops out of Warrandyte byelection
Raymond Hoser last month said he planned to run as an independent to get “the snakes out of parliament”. But his name is missing from the final candidate list.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Alex Crowe
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‘Abandoned their own supporters’: Labor won’t run in Warrandyte byelection, MPs told
The decision gives Opposition Leader John Pesutto a boost to his leadership and his party’s winning odds.
- by Broede Carmody
Snake catcher, Gen Z hopefuls among field for Warrandyte byelection
A former youth pastor is running for the Liberal Party and a Greens member hopes to become Victoria’s youngest MP. They and other candidates hope to benefit from Labor’s likely absence from the August 26 vote.
- by Tom Cowie
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Liberal says she’s proof the party doesn’t need diversity quotas
Nicole Werner, the daughter of Chinese-Malaysian migrants, is on the cusp of becoming a member of parliament.
- by Annika Smethurst
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Warrandyte byelection date set for August 26 in Victoria’s lower house
More than 50,000 voters in Melbourne’s outer northeast will return to the polls to replace outgoing Warrandyte MP Ryan Smith.
- by Rachel Eddie and Annika Smethurst
Former pastor Nicole Werner wins Warrandyte Liberal Party preselection
The former youth pastor will contest the upcoming byelection for the Liberals in what is seen as a high-stakes contest for Opposition Leader John Pesutto.
- by Broede Carmody
Labor MPs urge party to contest Warrandyte byelection
The Liberal Party will on Sunday choose its candidate for the Warrandyte byelection. The Greens have entered the race, but Labor and some minor parties are weighing up whether to contest the seat to be vacated by Ryan Smith.
- by Annika Smethurst and Rachel Eddie
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Victorian Liberal MP Ryan Smith quits politics, triggering byelection
After 16 years in parliament, Warrandyte MP Ryan Smith says he has become increasingly uncomfortable with the “negative tone” of politics.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
‘The major problem is us’: Victorian Liberal president’s damning assessment after Aston loss
In an email to members Greg Mirabella said he had commissioned “detailed research” to better understand why Victorians think the party is unelectable after the devastating Aston byelection loss.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and Annika Smethurst