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Flat White

Since when was democracy a right wing thing?

23 July 2017

11:02 AM

23 July 2017

11:02 AM

Does it strike anyone else as ironic that the push to reform the preselection process of candidates and give grassroots members a greater voice in the New South Wales division of the Liberal Party is being labelled a conservative move?

The Victorian division of the Liberal Party embraced these reforms almost a decade ago and, as a result, the role of factions has significantly diminished and branch stacking for the purpose of winning preselection, I would say, is impossible.

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