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.viellarisr on the Liberal candidate for Gilmore: Warren Mundine probably had a better chance than Grant Schultz. It’s ironic Labor is having a crack at this candidate. The Liberal Party’s trying to make parliament more diverse. MORE: gleeso

 

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Scott Morrison defends Liberal candidate swap | Sky News AustraliaScott Morrison has hit back at dis-endorsed candidate for Gilmore Grant Schultz, and has confirmed Warren Mundine will be parachuted into the running for the marginal NSW seat.\n\nMr Morrison said Mr Schultz had been asked to step aside following his preselection challenge against the sitting member but had refused to do so.\n\nThe Prime Minister went to Nowra on the NSW south coast on Wednesday to formally announce former Labor president as the candidate for the Liberal-held marginal seat.\n\nMr Schultz says that decision has led many local Liberal Party Members to resign from the Party and has warned the Prime Minister his candidacy as an Independent will threaten the Government's hopes of retaining Gilmore. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n if he treats his own party's members like this - just what respect does he have for Australians? It's about remaining in power - even on a sinking ship Bullying is exactly how Morrison got himself into the seat of Cook auspol nswpol oh dear they are falling apart
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Scott Morrison hopes Indonesia shows respect with Bashir release | Sky News AustraliaScott Morrison has been in direct contact with Indonesian counterparts over the impending prison release of alleged Bali bombing mastermind Abu Bakar Bashir.\n\nThe Prime Minister says there is an expectation that Indonesia will show great respect for Australia in how they manage Bashir's prison release.\n\nThe 81-year-old Muslim cleric was convicted of terrorism charges in 2010 over links to militant training camps in Aceh province and jailed for 15 years.\n\nBut Indonesian President Joko Widodo has confirmed Bashir will be granted early release from jail on humanitarian grounds.\n\n\n\n\n PeterGleeson63 1. the two have nothing to do with each other, 2. Bashir is not in jail for the Bali bombings. He has never been charged with or found to have had anything to do with Bali, 3 we have no say over Indonesias legal system. PeterGleeson63 You lot whinged when Indonesia was 'dictating our policy' on the embassy. Practice what you preach. PeterGleeson63 Didnt Gleeso not give a .uck when Indo got upset with Jerusalem embassy? Guess what Gleeso, Indo dont give a rats about your insignificant backside
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Scott Morrison defends captain's call to install Warren Mundine as Gilmore candidateThe Prime Minister has praised freshly-minted Liberal Party member Warren Mundine, saying 'I’m proud to have him part of our team in Gilmore'. the capt call is just like Abbott capt call on Prince Philip South Africa all over eh Our politicians are a disgrace
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Dumped Liberal candidate accuses party of being undemocratic | Sky News AustraliaDumped Liberal Party candidate Grant Schultz has vowed to run as an Independent in the marginal seat of Gilmore after the Prime Minister endorsed Warren Mundine as the Liberal candidate. \n\nMr Shultz swiftly resigned from the Liberal Party on Tuesday, claiming he could no longer be a member of a party that ‘does not support democracy’.\n\nScott Morrison’s captain call is set to cause headaches for the government, which holds the ultra-marginal NSW seat by a slim 0.7 per cent, with The Australian reporting a ‘number of members' could quit as a result of the decision. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n rosieslewis ScottMorrisonMP nyunggai Wishful thinking doesn’t make it so - nice try Sky 👎 rosieslewis ScottMorrisonMP nyunggai it certainly will big time rosieslewis ScottMorrisonMP nyunggai Rubbish He is awesome candidate and there are always winners & losers ...these days people don't know how to lose graciously
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'What they've done to us is appalling': Liberals fume after Scott Morrison intervenes in key seatDumped Liberal candidate Grant Schultz immediately resigned from the party and said he would contest the seat as an independent. Mundine is a Tokenism LNP member. He should never have done that. It's disgraceful. Who cares, let these selfish lunatics bury themselves. Can't wait until they are gone
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'What they've done to us is appalling': Liberals fume after Scott Morrison intervenes in key seatDumped Liberal candidate Grant Schultz immediately resigned from the party and said he would contest the seat as an independent. michaelkoziol Where's that 'fair go' at ScuMo LNPfail CallTheElection michaelkoziol Its absolutely astounding that these LNP muppets just never learn lol - Its almost like they WANT the biggest landslide loss in political history 🤣🤣 michaelkoziol LOL LiberalAus , your the ones that put that FAKE PM ScottMorrisonMP where he is. Try and blame that on AustralianLabor .
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Liberal senator chastises Scott Morrison for loading South Pacific countries with more debtA former minister for the Pacific has blasted the Prime Minister for saddling countries in the South Pacific with additional debt when several are struggling to repay already massive loans. Is Concetta Fierravanti-Wells the new Tony Abbott? when all you have is a hammer from the most incompetent minister to the most incompetent prime minister
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Former Vic Liberal Premier calls on several Coalition veterans to resign | Sky News AustraliaFormer Victorian Liberal Premier Jeff Kennett has called for several Coalition veterans to resign to help revitalise the Party with new talent.\n\nThe Australian Reports Mr Kennett believes Julie Bishop and Kevin Andrews should follow Kelly O'Dwyer, who recently announced she would step down and not recontest her seat after the election.\n\nThe Coalition has seen multiple resignations in recent times, including fellow MP Julia Banks, who quit the party in November to sit as an independent.\n\nPrime Minister Scott Morrison has dismissed suggestions his MPs were resigning because of fears the government faces significant defeat at the next election.\n\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n LiberalAus jeff_kennett Not a bad idea Jeff - call me, we can discuss which ones I should fire ! 👍😊 LiberalAus jeff_kennett auspol springst Absolutely! Middle aged male parliamentarians who wear suits and ties are a huge turn off and should all move on to new ventures making way for fresh, young, energetic Liberal Party talent. Leave the suits and ties at home! Outdated look for 2019 and beyond. LiberalAus jeff_kennett LiberalAus digging up the dead
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Former ALP boss Warren Mundine seeks to run as Liberal | Sky News AustraliaThe Liberal Party is seeking to install former Labor national president Warren Mundine as its candidate in the NSW seat of Gilmore at the upcoming federal election.\n\nA internal process was reportedly under way on Tuesday to overturn the existing Liberal candidate Grant Schultz's local preselection.\n\n \n\n Did they run it by you guys first? Seems to be a decision that’s going down swimmingly with the local branch. A Captains pick whilst Morrison's ministers are running around touting what a democratic, grass roots, women friendly party the LNP is.
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Political backlash after Liberals dump Grant Shultz | Sky News AustraliaDumped Liberal candidate Grant Schultz says ‘many’ local party members are resigning after his endorsement for the seat of Gilmore was overturned in favour of Warren Mundine.\n\nMr Mundine, a former Labor Party president, was endorsed for the seat on Tuesday at the behest of Prime Minister Scott Morrison. \n\nMr Schultz says he will contest the marginal NSW south coast seat as an Independent because he can no longer be a member of a party that ‘does not support democracy’. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n nyunggai Local backlash after Liberal party installs Warren Mundine as Gilmore candidate nyunggai Sure, Warren. A nice cup of tea will fix everything nyunggai Funny that.... et al didn’t care one iota about a plethora liberal members and grassroots leaving LiberalAus when their boy Turncoat stabbed a landslide winning PM Abbott in his first term. concernofconvenience 👎 auspol
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