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Australian Federal Election 2022 – Candidates of Sri Lankan Heritage contesting for various parties Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah is Labor’s candidate for Higgins   Cassandra Fernando – Labour Candidate for Holt – Victoria Source: ALP Cassandra is a proud migrant, a pastry chef, an advocate for essential workers and the Federal Labor Candidate for Holt. She came to Australia with her family when she was 11, and she has called Melbourne’s South-East home ever since.  Having made this journey, her parents taught her to never take anything for granted and instilled three values that she has upholds to this day: hard work, commitment and gratitude.  Her parents taught her that she was entitled to a fair day’s wage for a fair day’s work as well as the importance of being committed to the community.   She began working at Woolies Dandenong Plaza as a teenager, and spent almost 15 years baking, stacking ...