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GAME ON: Liberal preselection stoush over Kooyong commences
Liberal party members in Victoria have been told that it’s Game On in the Kooyong preselection fest. Nominations close April 21 in Kooyong where Josh Frydenberg will be the banker to beat. In Corangamite, the Libs will be looking to a young buck to take on Kim Carr’s little friend Darren the Cheeseman, whose elevation to federal parliament is still stunning in its sheer First Division of Tattslotto style unlikeliest.
And in Deakin, they’ll be hopeful that bad boss Mike Symons will be able to be defeated in an election where he won’t get anything like the same dollars backing him up as he did in the 2007 Workchoices election. Insiders say his spiritual leader Dean Mighell stumped up $800,000 for a suburban blitzkreig. We doubt he’ll be pulling out the Amex again for his offsider, seen by some in the ETU working family as a smidgeon ungrateful.
In the manner most adopt for appointments with the dentist, the Libs have put off the Higgins preselection for another time, hoping no-one notices.
To: Party Members
From: State Director
Date: 23/03/2009
Subject: Federal Preselections
An advertisement for preselections for the Federal seats of Kooyong, Corangamite and Deakin will appear in tomorrow’s papers. (VEXNEWS is truly tomorrow’s news today)
A copy of the advertisement setting out when applications must be lodged and other relevant information is attached.
Tony Nutt
State Director
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How does Vexnews do it? First with the latest news every time.
Congratulations Andrew.
Give me a seat
Maybe John Osborn should put his hand up. That bloke is a rocket scientist.
Honeys…
I wonder what would happen if a truly progressive (albeit non-proletarian labor socialist) ran in Kooyong?
23.4% on primaries?
Where should our prefs go honeys?
I of all people hate to say it, but Tasha Spoiling it, may be onto something.
Careful what you wish for Libs, when you wish for someone very different to Petro, you may just get it, and the boot!
You are a true honey ‘Right on’!
Obviously you are from a good family with good values and an excellent education.
You should never hate to say it, if it is true and makes perfect sense.
Well done!
It is important to recall that Natashas people, although they left the fold much earlier, espouse the same views as we do.
We both watch the unfolding spectacle of conservative internicine wqarfare which is destroying the opposition to the proletarians.
Shocking!
I will make an excellent Member for Kooyong.
Hello non-honey…
You will NEVER hold that august office…
Ross, you are anathema.
&*** Mike Symon. I decided to channel the members money into transexual London junkets. Mike just refuses to frock up for me.
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Choo choo!
The only preselection battle that means anything to the future of Australia is the seat of Higgins. Everything else is a distraction.
J A or J-Rat, that is the question.