The Bonny and Brandy showdown
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Famed Liberal Party haunt, the Cantonese restaurant Bamboo House on Little Bourke Street, looked devoid of party MPs on Tuesday in the aftermath of the failed Liberal spill motion against leader
Michael OâBrien.
âEveryone has put their head down in their bunker,â said one MP, describing how âbad bloodâ infecting the party was âtaxingâ on MPs.
Some sniffed at the bona fides of the challenger, Gembrook MP
Brad Battin, describing him as ânot a long-term party memberâ. Saucer of milk, if you please!
For celebs, lobbying is another popularity game
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Suddenly it seems like Byron Bay has gone to Canberra as celebrities from the world of stage, screen and sport converge on Parliament House in rival lobbying efforts.
Bryan Brown and Ian Thorpe went head to head in Canberra.
Credit:John Shakespeare
In a city where popularity is everything, cinematic icon
Bryan Brown once again returned continuing to spruik the need to protect our local film and television industries.
While Brown had a clear run last month, this time he found himself up against a rival celebrity lobbyist – five time Olympic gold medallist