Coal miner Andy Higgins named Labor’s candidate for Kiama

Andrew Pearson
Updated May 16 2018 - 2:28pm, first published May 15 2018 - 6:00pm
CONTEST: Andy Higgins (right) has been preselected as Labor's Kiama candidate to challenge Liberal MP Gareth Ward at next year's state election.
CONTEST: Andy Higgins (right) has been preselected as Labor's Kiama candidate to challenge Liberal MP Gareth Ward at next year's state election.

Meet the miner and small business owner who’s taking on Kiama MP Gareth Ward at next year’s state election.

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Andrew Pearson

Andrew grew up in the western Riverina town of Hay and has strong ties to the region. He is a former DA journo who has a passion for breaking news and has covered everything from council and politics to crime and court.

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