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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent

Albanese says Liberal party lost Dunkley byelection because it ran a ‘fear campaign’ and is ‘dominated by blokes’

Prime minister Anthony Albanese (left) and incoming Labor member for Dunkley Jodie Belyea arrive for a press conference in Frankston, Melbourne, Sunday, March 3, 2024.
Prime minister Anthony Albanese (left) and incoming Labor member for Dunkley Jodie Belyea. The prime minister lashed the negative tone of the opposition’s campaign in the byelection. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says the Liberal party lost in the Dunkley byelection because it ran a “very negative campaign” and is “dominated by blokes”.

Speaking alongside Labor’s successful candidate, Jodie Belyea, in Frankston on Sunday, Albanese lashed the negative tone of the opposition’s campaign in the byelection, as well as the huge advertising spend of rightwing political group Advance.

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