Albanese says Liberal party lost Dunkley byelection because it ran a ‘fear campaign’ and is ‘dominated by blokes’

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Prime minister says voters rejected opposition’s ‘negativity’ as Labor’s Jodie Belyea wins Victorian seat

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says the Liberal party lost in the Dunkley byelection because it ran a “very negative campaign” and is “dominated by blokes”.

Speaking alongside Labor’s successful candidate, Jodie Belyea, in Frankston on Sunday, Albanese lashed the negative tone of the opposition’s campaign in the byelection, as well as the huge advertising spend of rightwing political group Advance.

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