In a hastily-called press conference late on Thursday, Richard Shields appeared to blame the party's state president Don Harwin, who he said 'volunteered' to run the local government nomination process.
NSW Liberal Party state director Richard Shields is refusing to quit over a paperwork blunder that may have cost the party more than 50 seats in next month's council elections.
He said calls for his resignation were "premature" until a review of the nomination process was carried out. ASX200 closes higher after unemployment rate rises, Telstra profits down 12.8 per cent — as it happened
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