The power struggle threatening Scott Morrison’s re-election
February 9, 2022
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Episode 627 · February 9, 2022
The power struggle threatening Scott Morrison’s re-election
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<p>Time is running out for the Liberal Party to select candidates in a number of key seats, ahead of the federal election.</p><p>The process should have finished months ago, but internal battles within the party have caused significant delays.</p><p>And there are allegations that one senior minister - close to the Prime Minister - may be holding up the process to deliberately engineer a crisis. </p><p>Today, chief political correspondent for <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Karen Middleton on the power struggle within the Liberal Party that is threatening their re-election chances.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Chief political correspondent for <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Karen Middleton.</p><p><br /></p><p>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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