In the battle for Melbourne's Bayside, can fired-up independents snatch seats?

Razor-thin margins put Brighton, Caulfield and Sandringham within striking distance this Victorian election - but the major parties remain quietly confidentGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThere was a moment during the 2018 Victorian state election count when pundits thought a 19-year-old Labor candidate, Declan Martin, was going to snatch the seat of Brighton, held by the conservative side of politics since it was created in 1856.The university student - who spent just $1,750 on his six-week campaign - told reporters that if he was successful, he was going to have to sort out a lift to parliament because he was still on his L-plates. Continue reading...