Kristina Keneally
‘Adrenaline drove me’: Dai Le on how she achieved the impossible
In the face of doubters, the former journalist and refugee summoned up lessons learnt battling cancer to deliver an epic upset at the May election.
- by Matthew Knott
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Home-town heroes: local candidates’ triumphant run in polls
The federal election results showed the power of authentic community-based candidates as many voters drift away from the major parties.
- by Matthew Knott
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Keneally: Labor did not lose Fowler because of ‘parachute’ backlash
The former Labor frontbencher says the primary reason for her shock loss was simmering anger over COVID-19 lockdowns, not doubt about her local credentials.
- by Matthew Knott
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PM gives diplomatic response to talk of Ambassador Keneally
Whoever the new Australian ambassador in Washington will be, they could be a welcome change for staff based there.
- by Helen Pitt and Noel Towell
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Why Kristina Keneally’s parachute failed and Andrew Charlton’s worked
The two candidates both attracted considerable blowback during the election campaign, but one emerged victorious while the other crashed out of parliament.
- by Matthew Knott
Opinion
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A lesson for Labor: Why the people of Fowler rejected Keneally
Labor’s ham-fisted campaign to get Kristina Keneally elected revealed a disturbing lack of understanding of the cultural complexities in Fowler.
- by Cat-Thao Nguyen
‘We got what we deserved’: Recriminations flow after Keneally defeat
Instead of being a senior cabinet minister in an Albanese government, Keneally finds herself in the political wilderness and facing unemployment.
- by Matthew Knott
Albanese set to reshuffle frontbench after voter backlash against two senior MPs
Deputy leader Richard Marles says Labor is hopeful it will secure a majority government, while frontbenchers Kristina Keneally and Terri Butler are likely to lose their seats.
- by Lisa Visentin
Kristina Keneally’s political career in ruins after shock Fowler loss
While shocked by the result in the once-safe seat of Fowler, Labor was celebrating picking up the Liberal-held seat of Reid and holding on in Parramatta.
- by Matthew Knott and Natassia Chrysanthos
Asylum seeker boat stopped off Christmas Island as Morrison trumpets border security on election day
The Coalition has been repeatedly trying to insert border security into the election campaign.
- by Anthony Galloway