Wentworth byelection: John Hewson says seat 'ripe for protest vote'

Former Liberal leader suggests a loss for the party might alter government's thinking on climate changeThe former Liberal party leader John Hewson has all but urged voters in Wentworth to reject the party he once led, telling them to register a protest vote over the government's failure to tackle climate change.Hewson, who held the blue ribbon Sydney seat between 1987 and 1995, said the byelection was ripe for the taking for a "significant independent", a likely nod to the candidate considered a chance to claim the seat from the Liberals, Kerryn Phelps. Continue reading...