Who is Ali France, the Labor candidate who has unseated Peter Dutton in Dickson?

<p>The 49-year-old disability advocate is the first person to unseat an opposition leader at an election</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2025/may/03/election-results-2025-live-tracker-australian-federal-poll-who-won-is-winning-votes-count-seats-latest">Election 2025 results LIVE: Australia votes tracker and federal seat counts</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/03/australian-federal-election-2025-live-news-today-anthony-albanese-labor-peter-dutton-liberal-coalition-greens-polls-vote-odds-results-politics-latest-updates">Australian federal election 2025 LIVE – latest Australia news and updates</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/australian-election-2025">See our full coverage of the Australian election</a></li><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>,<a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul><p>Ali France, the Labor candidate who is the first person to unseat an opposition leader at an election, is a disability advocate, former journalist and world champion para-athlete.</p><p>She has defeated the Liberal leader, Peter Dutton, at her third effort at the seat of Dickson, in Brisbane’s west.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/03/who-is-ali-france-labor-candidate-peter-dutton-seat-dickson-election-results">Continue reading...</a>