
New twist in Liberal succession as MP 'rethinks' exit
The race to find a candidate for one of the SA Liberals’ fortress seats could take a new twist, with the retiring incumbent believed to be open to reconsider his decision to quit parliament.
The race to find a candidate for one of the SA Liberals’ fortress seats could take a new twist, with the retiring incumbent believed to be open to reconsider his decision to quit parliament.
SA Liberal HQ has been forced to take charge of a new splinter branch in party exile Sam Duluk’s seat of Waite, after state MPs vented their anger about the venture, InDaily understands.
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UPDATED | The failed challenger in a “sullied” Labor preselection ballot has fired a parting shot at the party’s “factional brutality”, while two former ministers quit the ALP to revive the Evangelical-inspired Family First political brand.
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