3 reasons parties override their local branch members, despite the costs
- Written by Sukhmani Khorana, Senior Research Fellow, Western Sydney University
Allegations emerged over the weekend that Prime Minister Scott Morrison used a racist slur in a preselection battle in 2007.
Morrison strongly denies the allegations, which were detailed in two statutory declarations and have been backed by Michael Towke, who was his rival for the seat of Cook at the time.
The issue has brought into focus...
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