Double or nothing: Australia’s first ‘job-sharing’ political candidates raise constitutional questions

Lucy Bradlow and Bronwen Bock say they would split official duties and make joint decisions if elected to the seat of Higgins

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Melbourne women Lucy Bradlow and Bronwen Bock have announced a plan to run for federal parliament as independent “job-sharing candidates”.

Bradlow, a political communications expert, and Bock, an investment banker, say they will attempt to nominate jointly – as a single candidate on the ballot paper – for the Melbourne seat of Higgins. If elected, they would split official duties, travel to Canberra on alternate weeks and make joint decisions about key issues.

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