In the middle of the campaigning, a bombshell broke. The independent candidate for Frankston East has died.

In the middle of the campaigning, a bombshell broke. The independent candidate for Frankston East has died. It had the potential to completely reshape the 1999 election, along with counting in another knife-edge seat that relied on overseas postal votes. And what did Billy Brownless and the Geelong Football Club have to do with it all? 
 

Steve  Bracks and Jeff Kennett discuss 1999 Victorian state election, one of the biggest upsets in Australian political history.

It was one of the biggest upsets in Australian political history. The 1999 Victorian state election was fought between two men revered as giants of modern government. Now, for the first time, Steve  Bracks and Jeff Kennett have sat down in person to discuss the election that changed Victoria forever.

Face Off

In the middle of the campaigning, a bombshell broke. The independent candidate for Frankston East has died. It had the potential to com...

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