Candidates in the Victorian seat of Caulfield put forward their cases for election
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Candidates in the Victorian seat of Caulfield put forward their cases for election

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After eight decades of Liberal domination in Caulfield, could David Southwick be the latest high-profile casualty to fall to a teal challenger? Mr Southwick, the Liberal deputy leader, is in the political battle of his life as he fights to hold off a challenge from Labor's Lior Harel and teal independent Nomi Kaltmann. In front of several hundred voters at a town hall event last night, Mr Southwick told voters he was someone "who has always stood up for our community when it counts". Abortion raised in election debate There were gasps in the room when Ms Kaltmann suggested the Liberal Party could "bring back the potential criminalisation of abortion". Ms Kaltmann's comments, made during debate around the Liberals' proposed changes to the Equal Opportunities Act, were labelled as "absolute scaremongering" by Mr Southwick.

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Victorian election results confirmed for Labor in Preston as Liberal MP laments party's 'existential crisis'
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Victorian election results confirmed for Labor in Preston as Liberal MP laments party's 'existential crisis'

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Victorian Labor has secured another seat in the lower house, as a Liberal MP about to vote on the new leader has declared his party is facing an "existential crisis". Key points: James Newbury, one of the few Liberal MPs to gain ground in the election, says the party needs to undergo generational change The party will elect a new …

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