Former NSW transport minister Andrew Constance has won preselection for the South Coast seat of Gilmore, beating Shoalhaven councillor Paul Ell 80 votes to 69, and setting him up for a fifth tilt at federal parliament.
Former NSW transport minister Andrew Constance has won preselection for the South Coast seat of Gilmore, using the party victory to rekindle a political fight over negative gearing and tax changes ahead of next year’s election.
“We need to create local jobs, so that our communities can regain their strength,” he said, adding thousands of local jobs could be created by duplicating the Princes Highway, supporting defence industry, small business and tourism, and greater investment in apprenticeships,” he said. The former Berejiklian government minister has sought a spot in federal parliament many times in recent years. In 2020, he pulled out of contesting the Eden-Monaro byelection, which his former Nationals colleague John Barilaro had also eyed.
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