Politics
Former Liberal leader Alexander Downer appears to have doubled down on his criticism of voters at the Mayo by-election, penning a column in which he blames the Australian public for 10 years of political turmoil.
Politics
Failed Liberal by-election candidate Georgina Downer will face a preselection challenge for Mayo, with a local branch member telling a meeting of party members last night he will contest the ballot.
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Liberal candidate Georgina Downer is facing a fierce pro-ABC campaign in the seat of Mayo despite renouncing a push from her party’s national council over the weekend to privatise the public broadcaster.
The Liberals’ enthusiastic gambit in Mayo was meant to return a blue-ribbon seat to the fold – but it could end up entrenching a third-party MP there for a generation, writes Tom Richardson.
Labor’s new candidate for the crucial Mayo by-election says he’d be happy to see former Xenophon ally Rebekha Sharkie returned in the Adelaide Hills-based seat, declaring his prime aim is to keep it out of the hands of the “Downer dynasty”.
SA Labor has been forced to rule out at least two prospective candidates for the Mayo by-election because of citizenship concerns, InDaily can reveal, while insiders are not sold on the candidacy of Alice Dawkins, the daughter of a former federal Treasurer.
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