Mr Sharma’s selection is a victory for the party’s moderate faction, which enjoys strong support in the NSW branch, but illustrates a structural issue for the Liberal Party.
Former MPs Andrew Constance, Dave Sharma and Zed Seselja are vying for another shot at office. But a field of fresh contenders is throwing up stiff competition.
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A former Labor cabinet minister has torn into the NSW Liberal Party over its possible choice of a “tired, old, failed” former state MP to fill a vacant federal Senate seat.