Long-standing Tasmanian Senator Eric Abetz lashes out, claiming ageism is one of the reasons he has been demoted on his party's Senate ticket. He says like Winston Churchill and Joe Biden, he is still capable of being an effective politician in his later years.
Veteran Tasmanian Liberal senator Eric Abetz has suggested he is a victim of "ageism and sexism" after being demoted to third place on his party's Senate ticket.Eric Abetz has topped the Tasmanian Liberal Senate ticket since he was first elected in 1994
On Tuesday, the conservative powerbroker gave his first interview since the ticket was announced to Hobart commercial radio station Triple M. Senator Askew, who is the sister of former senator David Bushby and daughter of former state MP Max Bushby, received points from members for being a woman from Tasmania's parochial north.
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