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'Didn't have the balls': Hume takes shot at Labor after shocking Coalition loss
Key takeaways
- Jane Hume has promised a new Coalition, but not one that necessarily includes One Nation.
- Senator Hume was questioned over the loss of Farrer to One Nation MP David Farley, the first time in history the seat has not been held by the Liberal or National parties.
- Asked whether a Coalition future would include One Nation, Senator Hume parried the question away as a "hypothetical".
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Jane Hume has promised a new Coalition, but not one that necessarily includes One Nation. (ABC: Matt Roberts)
Link copied Share Share article Deputy Liberal leader Jane Hume has failed to rule out One Nation joining the Coalition and accused Labor of not having "the balls to turn up" to the Farrer by-election.
Senator Hume was questioned over the loss of Farrer to One Nation MP David Farley, the first time in history the seat has not been held by the Liberal or National parties.
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