Morrison wins battle to head off rank-and-file preselections, as government readies to deliver vote-bait budget
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Scott Morrison finally got his way at the weekend when the Liberal federal executive agreed to candidates for several key NSW seats being picked by a three-person committee rather than the rank and file having their say.
The executive decision culminates a long and extraordinary saga, in which Morrison’s factional ally, minister Alex Hawke,...
