Veteran Liberal MP Louise Asher to retire, sparking battle for Brighton seat

By Richard Willingham, State Political Correspondent
Updated August 11 2016 - 5:18pm, first published 4:56pm
Louise Asher has announced her retirement from state politics at the next election. Photo: Simon O'Dwyer
Louise Asher has announced her retirement from state politics at the next election. Photo: Simon O'Dwyer

Former minister Louise Asher has called time on her 26-year parliamentary career, opening a potentially bruising preselection contest in her blue-ribbon Brighton seat.

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