Weatherman Bailey Labor's newest recruit
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Weatherman Bailey Labor's newest recruit

ABC television's Sydney weatherman, Mike Bailey, is set to become Labor's latest star recruit to contest this year's federal election.

Mr Bailey will challenge Employment and Workplace Relations Minister Joe Hockey for his seat of North Sydney once endorsed by the party's national executive in the next few weeks.

He will be the second candidate from the public broadcaster following Maxine McKew's recruitment to take on Prime Minister John Howard in his Sydney seat of Bennelong.

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A spokesman for Kevin Rudd said the opposition leader "would love to have Mike Bailey as part of the campaign team".

Mr Hockey won the seat in 1996 and holds it by a margin of 10 per cent.

AAP