Matt Kean says he is 'devastated' by the loss of minister Natalie Ward to a former Liberal staffer as she tried to make the move to the state's lower house.
abc.net.au/news/matt-kean-speaks-out-against-own-party-over-natalie-ward/101717484NSW Treasurer Matt Kean has taken aim at Liberal Party branch members, claiming they're "not reflecting the community" in preselection choices for the state election.
Mr Kean said he was "devastated" by the result and believed the party’' internal systems needed to be overhauled."When you've got someone as talented, as able and as big a contributor as Natalie Ward who is not able to win preselection over a former Liberal staffer something is wrong with our systems and processes."Mr Kean has also used the opportunity to advocate for introducing female quotas, which has long been resisted by the party.
"Clearly the target process is not working so we need another mechanism to ensure our party reflects the values that our communities are after," he said. There's concern within the party that Davidson, as well as other Liberal seats in Sydney's north, could be vulnerable to independents. In the federal election, female "teal" candidates beat Liberal incumbents in Mackellar and North Sydney, while independent Zali Steggall retained Warringah.As part of Matt Cross's pitch to preselectors, he advocated for nuclear power as an alternate energy source."People can chase all kind of fantasies, I mean who knows in a decades time there might be flying cars," he said.
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