SA Liberal Party tensions have boiled over with a senior MP saying there is 'white-hot anger' from some MPs who have voted to remove new Legislative Council President John Dawkins from the party — the first such move in 20 years.
SA Liberal Party tensions have boiled over with a senior minister saying there is "white-hot anger" at new Legislative Council President John Dawkins, who was expelled from the party today.John Dawkins has been expelled from the SA Liberal Party less than a day after becoming Upper House President
In the weeks prior to the vote, Ms Lee had faced questions over her relationship with China, with three conservative federal MPs calling for their state colleague to be investigated over her links with the Beijing-backed Xinjiang Association."The Opposition isn't saying that Ms Lee is a Chinese spy or a Communist Party sympathiser," he told reporters.Greens MLC Tammy Franks.
"When I declared yesterday I was supporting Jing Lee, I within five minutes had a racist email saying 'how dare I support a Chinese communist spy to be the leader of the house in which I serve?'" Ms Franks said.its tactics against Liberal candidate Carolyn Habib at the 2014 state election"The Labor Party had the 'Can you trust Habib?' effect, the dog-whistle racist effect that they wanted out of it, which I found really disappointing.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Search area widens for missing men off SA coastThe search for two men missing at sea off South Australia's coast fails to locate any sign of them, despite the search area growing.
Read more »
SA man jailed for violent attack on three police officersA South Australian man has been jailed after he punched a female police officer in the head at least five times and caused her colleague to black out during an unprovoked attack.
Read more »
Veteran Liberal throws hat in ring against Jing Lee to be SA Upper House presidentJohn Dawkins will challenge Government nominee Jing Lee to be Upper House president as South Australian Parliament resumes today.
Read more »
SA MPs no longer paid allowance for staying with friendsSouth Australian MPs will no longer receive a taxpayer-funded allowance for staying with their friends in Adelaide, as part of significant changes to the Country Members Accommodation Allowance.
Read more »
Veteran Liberal throws hat in ring against Jing Lee to be SA Upper House presidentJohn Dawkins will challenge Government nominee Jing Lee to be Upper House president as South Australian Parliament resumes today.
Read more »
There must be a 'No-Lockdown Party' | Sky News AustraliaUniversity of Queensland’s Professor James Allan says 'I do think we need a No-Lockdown Party' as the Liberals 'are just not a Liberal Party anymore'. \n\n'They don't seem to have any concern with the individual, with freedom'. \n\nProfessor Allan, who is the Garrick Professor in Law at the university, said Prime Minister Scott Morrison is 'running the only country in the world that doesn't let it's own citizens leave the country, not counting Cuba and North Korea'. \n\n'So he is in no position to preach about the premiers,' he told Sky News how Alan Jones. \n\nMr Jones said the Professor should start the 'No-Lockdown Party'. \n\n'You can be the president and I'll be the vice-president,' Mr Jones said. \n\nImage: Getty \n\n\n\n
Read more »