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State Opposition Leader Distances Himself From Candidate Over Church Links

State Opposition Leader Distances Himself From Candidate Over Church Links
Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy speaks to media during a press conference in Melbourne, Australia, on Sept. 21, 2022. AAP Image/Diego Fedele
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11/19/2022|Updated: 11/19/2022

An upper house Liberal candidate in Victoria, Australia will not sit in the party room if elected at next week’s state election over her links to the City Builders Church.

Opposition leader Matthew Guy said some of Renee Heath’s views were not uncovered through the party’s candidate preselection review process.

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