Eden-Monaro byelection to be on July 4
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Speaker Tony Smith has announced July 4 for the byelection in the Labor NSW seat of Eden-Monaro, which will be the first electoral test between Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese.
For health reasons this will coincide with the start of schools holidays, usually not thought ideal timing for elections or byelections.
Smith said in a Monday statement:...