Warringah Votes – Abbott's challenger has yet to 'penetrate the streets'
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Zali Steggall is a poster person for a batch of high profile centre-right independents contesting seats in the May election.
Her bid to oust Tony Abbott from his Liberal heartland Sydney seat of Warringah is receiving national attention and the former prime minister is clearly feeling under pressure.
But according to qualitative research in the...