Labor secures first win at a byelection by a government from an opposition since 1920 as senior Liberals play down implications for Peter Dutton’s leadership
The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, played down any implications for his leadership, arguing he had kept the party together and would “regather” before the next general election despite the setback.
Senior Liberals were quick to play down the implications of the byelection for the party’s leadership, despite Peter Dutton featuring prominently in Labor’s negative ads targeting the seat. “We will go on stronger from this experience and work towards the next election to make sure we are in a much better and stronger position by the time of the next general election.”, noting that “we have been out of government 20 of the past 24 years” in the state.
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