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Phoebe Loomes

NSW Labor's Manly candidate bows out

A woman who hoped to run for Labor in a hotly contested seat on Sydney's north shore at the NSW election in March has withdrawn her candidacy following a flurry of social media posts.

Caroline Yarnell was apparently endorsed by Labor to run in Manly but a candidate information page was deleted from the opposition's website on Tuesday.

The academic, who holds a PhD in political science and government, announced her intentions on LinkedIn last year.

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