A pre-election battle is raging in the Sydney seat of Bradfield, as Warren Mundine, the face of the anti-Voice campaign, faces off against former Liberal staffer Gisele Kapterian for the Liberal nomination. Senior moderates fear Mundine's victory would hand the seat to an independent, jeopardizing Peter Dutton's path to victory.
Senior Liberal moderates believe Warren Mundine’s success at next Saturday’s preselection would place the once-safe Liberal seat in independent hands.Senior Liberal moderates believe Warren Mundine’s success at next Saturday’s preselection would place the once-safe Liberal seat in independent hands.
“The fact that he was once Labor is an advantage because he’s personal testament to Labor’s decline as a party for everyday Australians.” “It’ll be extraordinary to watch Peter Dutton trying to sell a climate-denying, anti-voice, former ALP candidate to the most establishment community in the country,” they said.
Mundine’s challenger, Kapterian, is considered the “logical” candidate by moderates and unaligned members after she secured preselection for theOur Australian afternoon update breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersNSW Liberal sources told Guardian Australia that Kapterian is seen as a centrist who can work across the factions and would give the party its best chance against a teal candidate.
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