Teal candidates were the surprise success at the last federal election. Now the people who backed them to win are targeting local government.
Amelia Hamer is a female Millennial finance professional who rents – the very demographic that helped unseat former federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg in the inner-Melbourne seat of Kooyong. Now,the 31-year-old from a prominent political dynasty has been tasked with winning it back.
Amelia Hamer was considered a frontrunner for the seat despite a late surge in support for Rochelle Pattison,the chair of Transgender Victoria.
Pattison would be the Liberal Party’s first transgender candidate if she won preselection for 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.
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.
Monique Ryan and her backers say the vibe in Kooyong has changed for the better. Her detractors think she has achieved little.
Amelia Hamer,the Oxford-educated grandniece of former Victorian Liberal premier Sir Rupert “Dick” Hamer,is weighing a bid to be Liberal candidate for Kooyong.
The court case between Monique Ryan and Sally Rugg has energised the former treasurer.
Peter Dutton has a problem:Peter Dutton. With the Liberals facing serious issues,and Josh Frydenberg’s Kooyong conqueror Monique Ryan locked in a legal case,the former treasurer has plenty to ponder before deciding if he should run in 2025.
Liberals “unplugged” from party’s campaign to overcome teal threat