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The election candidates vying for Australia’s safest seat

FROM TOP LEFT: Labor's Alex Newman, incumbent MP and Nationals leader David Littleproud, the Greens' Elizabeth Johnston, People First's Rod Draper and Family First's John Whittle will contest the federal seat of Maranoa. (Supplied/AAP: Mick Tsikas)
By Jeremy Cook

The political contest to seize what could be considered Australia’s safest and most conservative electorate has become a little clearer. […]

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