Liberal rebel Dean Smith to fight party decision not to contest Perth byelection
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Liberal backbench senator Dean Smith will challenge on Saturday his party’s decision not to field a candidate in the byelection for the federal seat of Perth.
In the coming multiple byelections, the Liberals have decided to stay out of the two Western Australian seats – the other is Fremantle - while they will contest the other three...
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