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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Anne Davies

Federal Liberals select nine election candidates in NSW seats despite legal challenge

Scott Morrison and Dominic Perrottet
A federal Liberal party committee including prime minister Scott Morrison and NSW premier Dominic Perrottet has preselected federal election candidates in nine NSW seats. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

A special committee of the federal Liberal party has forged ahead with appointing election candidates in New South Wales, despite a legal challenge now before the NSW court of appeal about the validity of the committee’s previous actions.

Lawyer Jenny Ware has been selected as the Liberal party candidate for Hughes, which is one of the Liberals’ safer seats with a margin of 9.8%, ahead of Melanie Gibbons who is the state MP for the overlapping seat of Holsworthy.

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