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Once considered a path to parliament, the role of state director has become a graveyard for former up-and-comers who have taken the fall for the parliamentary team.
The former Ripon MP’s candidacy will be the first test for the party following a review of the Coalition’s 2022 election loss, which recommended the Liberals set a target of 50 per cent female representation in its membership and leadership roles.
Sam Groth, the new member for Nepean, spoke frankly to the Liberal Party’s state assembly on Friday night as it prepares to pick a new opposition leader following a resounding win by Labor.
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Old, elite, out of touch, poorly organised, unpopular and devoid of fresh ideas. The criticisms of the Liberal Party after its election loss have just begun, and the harshest come from within the party itself.
Residents were bombarded with the texts in marginal seats like Caulfield, in south-east Melbourne, telling them to vote against premier Daniel Andrews on Saturday.
Over the course of the campaign there have been donation scandals, a court injunction, questions about cash for political allies and accusations of political interference.