Original article by Dennis Shanahan
The Australian – Page: 4 : 20-Jan-23

The Liberal Party’s state council will select someone to fill an upper house vacancy following the death of NSW senator Jim Molan. NSW Liberals are downplaying the prospect that former prime minister Tony Abbott could return to parliament via Molan’s seat. There is also the potential for a factional battle to fill the vacancy; Dallas Mc­Inerney is seen as the leading contender from the Liberals’ conservative faction, although there is speculation that the moderate faction will seek to fill the seat.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, LIBERAL PARTY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Original article by Andrew Tillett
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 2 : 18-Jan-23

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has paid tribute to NSW Liberal senator Jim Molan, who has died at the age of 72. The Australian Army veteran unsuccessfully contested the 2016 federal election, but he was appointed to fill a vacancy in the upper house when Nationals senator Fiona Nash was disqualified due to British citizenship by descent. Molan had more than five years left of his eight-year term, and senior Liberal sources have indicated that the party may delay filling the casual vacancy to avoid creating a distraction for the NSW government ahead of the state election in March. The seat could also potentially provide an opening for Premier Dominic Perrottet to enter federal politics if he loses the election.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA