Local teacher Peter Tsambalas was preselected unopposed by ALP branch members in January to contest south Sydney seat * Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates * Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Labor’s candidate for the hotly contested federal seat of Hughes in Sydney has withdrawn over section 44 citizenship concerns, leaving the ALP scrambling to find a replacement just days before the election is likely to be called. Peter Tsambalas, a local teacher, was preselected unopposed by ALP branch members in January. But he had not been officially endorsed as he was waiting for notification from Greek authorities that he had officially renounced his Greek citizenship. He began the process in December 2021. Continue reading...