Labor senator Kristina Keneally to run in lower house seat at next election
by Katharine Murphy Political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5P9KD)
The former NSW premier will seek preselection in the safe western Sydney seat of Fowler, replacing retiring MP Chris Hayes
Labor's deputy Senate leader, Kristina Keneally, will switch chambers and run in a lower house seat at the next federal election, averting a Senate preselection skirmish with her rightwing colleague Deb O'Neill.
Keneally, backed by party powerbrokers, has resolved to seek preselection in the safe western Sydney seat of Fowler, replacing the veteran MP Chris Hayes, who is retiring from politics.
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