New MP Monique Ryan,who unseated former treasurer Josh Frydenberg in Kooyong,warns Labor seats could be next.
Clive Palmer spent more than $5 million a week on advertising between the election being called on April 10 and the broadcast blackout at midnight on May 18,Nielsen figures show – more than the Labor and Liberal parties combined.
At least five high-profile Victorian Liberal MPs could be targeted by teal independents at November’s state election after the movement’s victories in the federal poll.
The federal election results showed the power of authentic community-based candidates as many voters drift away from the major parties.
As late as budget week this year,Josh Frydenberg was taking visits from other Liberal MPs begging him to challenge Scott Morrison’s leadership. He refused,which might have cost him his seat.
Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg concedes he has lost the race for Kooyong,a seat held by conservatives for 112 years,including Liberal Party luminaries Robert Menzies and Andrew Peacock.