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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Calla Wahlquist

‘The LNP are feeling threatened’: the growing ambition of independents challenging Coalition MPs

Twenty of the independent candidates running in the Australian federal election, to be held in May.
Twenty of the independent candidates running in the Australian federal election, to be held in May. Composite: Independent candidates supplied

Vivienne Kane is part of a group of 70 volunteers writing letters to the editor in order to unseat the federal treasurer.

The 64-year-old lives in Kooyong, the electorate held by Josh Frydenberg since 2010. She is volunteering for Prof Monique Ryan, the head of neurology at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, who was endorsed by the community advocacy group Voices of Kooyong to stand in the seat.

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