Federal election 2022: Scott Morrison, John Howard visits show Libs still taking Hunter seats seriously

Michael Parris
Updated May 12 2022 - 4:14pm, first published May 11 2022 - 3:30pm
MEET AND GREET: John Howard with Hunter candidate James Thomson and voter Kristy Hayward at Morisset.
MEET AND GREET: John Howard with Hunter candidate James Thomson and voter Kristy Hayward at Morisset.

Scott Morrison and former Prime Minister John Howard visited Lake Macquarie on Wednesday in a sign the Coalition has not given up hope of prising key Hunter seats off Labor at next week's election.

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Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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