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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy and Jordyn Beazley

A holiday destination for some, but no one is coasting in Gilmore, Labor’s most marginal seat

Liberal candidate Andrew Constance (L) and sitting Labor member Fiona Phillips.
Liberal candidate Andrew Constance (L) and sitting Labor member Fiona Phillips. In 2022, Phillips staved off the long-serving state MP for Bega, Andrew Constance, and retained Gilmore by just 373 votes. Composite: The Guardian

When the prime minister flew into the tiny regional airport of Moruya on Easter Monday, it was holidaymakers at the nearby coastal campground, not locals, who greeted him.

“I want to give a shout-out to the people from the caravan park … who donned their jammies, came out to say G’day,” he told reporters later that day at a Batemans Bay urgent care clinic. “They’re having a wonderful holiday here in a beautiful part of the world.”

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