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The surgeon aiming to turn a Liberal seat teal in WA wine country

The seat of Forrest has been held by the Liberals since the 1970s, but a new Climate 200-backed independent is hoping to turn another WA electorate teal.

Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login A regional surgeon is sending a scare through the Liberal Party in Western Australia’s winegrowing heartland. Climate 200-backed Bunbury urologist Sue Chapman is working to turn the once-safe Liberal seat of Forrest teal, but she pushes back at comparisons to east-coast independents like Allegra Spender and Zoe Daniel.

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