Federal Liberal leader Peter Dutton has warned his colleagues to remain disciplined, in a swipe at his Victorian counterparts as the party fears the Moira Deeming saga will affect this weekend’s Aston byelection
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Opposition Leader John Pesutto , deputy Liberal leader David Southwick and leader in the upper house Georgie Crozier leave Monday morning’s party room meeting.One federal Liberal MP, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said while they did not think the rupture in the state division would hinder the party’s chances in Aston, the federal team was concerned the drama was causing an “unnecessary distraction”.“It’s certainly not conveying an image of unity.
Deeming “unreservedly condemned” the past use by Keen-Minshull on social media of an image of a Barbie doll wearing a Nazi swastika armband, and Jones’ “use of a Nazi analogy” when she tweeted: “Nazis and women want to get rid of paedo filth. Why don’t you?”
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