MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A candidate from Australia's opposition claimed victory on Sunday in a close by-election seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Scott Morrison's handling of bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kristy McBain of the centre-left Labor Party claimed a narrow win over Fiona Kotvojs of Morrison's conservative party in electorate of Eden-Monaro.
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