Aston by-election

The Prime Minister has given a last ditch attempt to throw his support behind Labor's candidate in Aston's byelection, saying she can relate to ...

“It’s a disaster for locals and people realise that the first act of the Albanese government was to cut road funding here in Aston … Mr Albanese says it would be “very difficult” for Ms Doyle to topple the Liberals as history was against them. Aside from Ms Campbell and Ms Doyle, another three candidates are standing. No government has won a seat off the opposition in more than a century. We are giving it a crack today.” “The fact that the Liberal Party are having to spend so much money, and they have massively out-spent Labor in this by-election in order to hang on to one of their heartland seats says everything about the state of the Liberal Party brand.” “I was born in the year of the dog and I hope this will be the year of the underdog.” The breakfast show’s reporter went on to clarify if Labor nabs the seat it will be “history making” as no government has taken a seat off the Opposition in a by-election in more than 100 years. So cost of living pressures are real for families and the opportunity in the election today is to send a very clear message to Labor that they shouldn’t be cutting local road funding, and they shouldn’t be abandoning this community.” “[Labor] haven’t explained to the people of Aston why it is that they cut road funding as the first act in government, and it’s quite remarkable,” Mr Dutton said. “The Labor Party has spent the last month throwing mud – they haven’t explained to the people of Aston why it is that they cut road funding as their first act in government.” “It’s a very tight race, it’s a tight race because of Mary’s campaign and also because Peter Dutton and the Liberals are just out of touch with the values of voters in the suburbs of Melbourne.