Stephen Augustus Lusher (born 18 October 1945) is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the

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(NCP) and served in the

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from 1974 to 1984. Lusher was born in Sydney, the son of

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judge Edwin Lusher. He rose to become Assistant Federal Director of the Country Party National Secretariat. In 1974, he was elected to the

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, defeating

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member

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for the seat of Hume. He was re-elected in 1975, 1977, 1980 and 1983. During the 1983–84 Parliament he was Shadow minister for Transport. In January 1984, following the retirement of

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, Lusher unsuccessfully stood for the leadership of the NCP against

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. He then stood unsuccessfully for the deputy leadership. At the December 1984 election, following a major federal redistribution, the

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member for Farrer, Wal Fife, contested Hume and Lusher was defeated.

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