Published: October 20, 2018
Phelps’ supporters and their fierce sentiments about the state of Australian politics should worry major parties
Once the cheering died down and people stopped hugging and crying, Kerryn Phelps got to the stage at North Bondi Surf Lifesaving club to thank her “purple people,” her supporters in distinctive T-shirts who have spent the past three weeks manning her campaign.
“What we have done is tapped into a sentiment in the Australian people, to talk about the issues that are important to them, not the issues about survival for a particular political party,” the newly minted independent member for Wentworth said.
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