Mark Wales wins Liberal preselection for federal WA seat of Tangney, despite concerns about Chinese invasion novel

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A former SAS soldier and winner of reality TV show Survivor who has written a book depicting a Chinese invasion of Australia has won the right to represent the Liberal Party in the contest for a federal WA seat.

Mark Wales will be the Liberal Party's candidate for the federal WA seat of Tangney after winning preselection by a clear majority on Saturday.

Mark Wales has gained Liberal preselection for the Perth seat of Tangney, where more than 16 per cent of residents identify as ethnic Chinese. "I spent a lot of a time with the editor going through the book in advance and we had this concern in mind, so I'm totally confident with it.""It's a minor plot point, it's in the background — the bigger story's about a father and a son," he said.

The president of WA's Chung Wah Association, Ting Chen, was less confident the book would be met with a positive reception) The current member for Tangney is Labor's Sam Lim, a former police officer and a surprise winner over Ben Morton in 2022, 'Endurance is fuelled by a deep desire to stay alive': How Jamila Rizvi kept going after her brain tumour diagnosis'All of a sudden I was in a really bad way': Advocates want a conversation on police mental health'No April Fools joke!' Rare pic of blind mole captured in outbackAussie cyclist Vine avoids surgery after shocking crash but faces six weeks in a neck brace

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