Federal election 2022: Dan Repacholi and fellow Hunter Labor MPs poised to govern for first time

Michael Parris
Updated May 22 2022 - 10:57am, first published May 21 2022 - 11:00pm

Labor held on to the marginal seat of Hunter on Saturday night as the region's four members of Parliament contemplated governing the nation for the first time in their careers.

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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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