00:00In 2022, Fiona Phillips retained the seat of Gilmore for the Labor Party by 373 votes.
00:08When Parliament sat for the first time, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese triumphantly welcomed
00:13her to the Labor caucus room, saying they could no longer call her Fiona, but lucky
00:17number 77 after she helped secure the party's narrow majority in the lower house.
00:23Fast forward to 2025, and it's round two for Fiona Phillips and her challenger, former
00:29New South Wales Liberal Minister, Andrew Constance.
00:33Fiona Phillips is banking on her credentials and Labor's delivery of services, in particular health.
00:39I know people are doing it tough and that's why I'm out there fighting for them, providing
00:44cost of living relief, really doing what we can in terms of providing more bulk build,
00:51you know, GP services.
00:53Andrew Constance says this campaign is about cost of living and chose to launch his campaign
01:00at a local charity service in Bomberderry.
01:03One of the reasons we're supporting a fuel excise impact is because we know it helps everybody
01:10and that's what we need right now, not in 15 months.
01:14And that's where I think the Labor Party made a big misstep, to offer a tax cut in 15 months.
01:18Fiona Phillips only secured the election on preferences, and while there is a green candidate
01:23in this campaign, there's a new disruptor.
01:27The Simon Holmes, a court-backed community independent project, has selected Bury businesswoman
01:32Kate Di Zarno as their candidate in this seat.
01:35She believes there's still a seat being taken for granted, and she sees the rise of independence
01:40in the Parliament as an opportunity for change.
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