Federal Liberal MP and former tennis champion John Alexander will not contest the next election in his seat of Bennelong.
Dr Kerryn Phelps,Dr Brian Owler and Dr Brendan Nelson have all been in the news lately. As well as being doctors,they have one more thing in common.
Labor's star candidate for the seat of Bennelong has refused to release legal advice he says clears him of any ineligibility to sit in Parliament,after revealing that he plans to continue in his medical practice if elected.
We now have another former AMA president and political moderate eyeing off a federal seat in Parliament. But'grassroots'candidates considering a tilt at Parliament face a big disincentive.
The selection of the high-profile candidate is a signal Labor regards the usually safe Liberal seat as competitive.