Ex-Labor MP targets Greens in Prahran, boosting Liberal hopeful’s bid

Ex-Labor MP targets Greens in Prahran, boosting Liberal hopeful’s bid

Source: The Age

Tony Lupton tore up his ALP membership when the party declined to run a candidate in Prahran. His campaign against the Greens could hand the Liberals the seat.

Elements of his campaign, and the involvement of Labor members, has frustrated some within the party. The byelection was triggered after the sitting Greens MP for the seat, Sam Hibbins, quit parliament following an affair with a staffer. Environmenta… [5203 chars]

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