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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Michael McGowan

NSW Labor criticised for directing preferences to Shooters party in key seats

Robert Borsak
Shooters, Fishers and Farmers leader Robert Borsak. Labor has been criticised for directing preferences to his party in several seats in the NSW election. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

New South Wales Labor is being criticised for directing preferences to the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party in a key marginal seat despite helping to pass a motion that condemned its leader, Robert Borsak, over an alleged verbal “threat of violence” against a female MP.

Material filed with the NSW Electoral Commission shows Labor is directing voters to preference the Shooters party in the seat of Upper Hunter ahead of the state election on 25 March.

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