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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Martin Chief political correspondent

Long-serving Labor senator Kim Carr set to lose seat in preselection challenge

Labor senator Kim Carr
Victorian Labor senator Kim Carr is almost certain to be challenged from within the party’s left faction for the seat he has held since 1993. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

A push within the Victorian Labor party to knock off Kim Carr is gaining traction with the veteran senator set to face a preselection challenge before the federal election.

After the national takeover of the Victorian branch withstood a legal challenge from unions last week, party figures are turning their minds to the Victorian Senate ticket, which is yet to be resolved just weeks from an expected election campaign.

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