Liberal pollster heads to Japan for bike trip weeks out from Farrer byelection
The Liberal Party has hired former Peter Dutton adviser Michael Horner for polling ahead of the Farrer byelection on May 9, but confidence in the party's chances appears low amid reports of poor polling for candidate Raissa Butkowski. Horner, who runs the research firm Fox and Hedgehog, is reportedly in Japan riding the Shimanami Kaido bike route just days before the vote. Published polls suggest One Nation's David Farley is leading, with independent Michelle Milthorpe also performing well.
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