Nine candidates were preselected just days before the 2022 federal election amid bitter recriminations in the NSW branch
Liberal party it is “completely unacceptable” to preselect candidates on the eve of an election.
Dutton told reporters in Dayboro, Queensland, on Sunday that he had told the Liberal executive New South Wales “is a crucial state for us”.“We can win the next election when you go through the winnable seats in New South Wales, Victoria, in Queensland and WA and in Tasmania – there is a huge opportunity for us,” he said.
“I was very clear in my advice to the New South Wales division that it’s completely unacceptable to be preselecting candidates on the eve of an election.”
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