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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Anne Davies

NSW Liberal party factional turmoil escalates to supreme court action

NSW state MP for Holsworthy Melanie Gibbons may quit politics amid Liberal party preselection factional ructions
NSW state MP for Holsworthy Melanie Gibbons may quit politics amid Liberal party preselection factional ructions. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

The Liberal party’s federal preselection woes in New South Wales have worsened, with action launched in the NSW supreme court on Monday and one preselection candidate at risk of withdrawing from politics altogether.

NSW state MP Melanie Gibbons has indicated she may quit politics if she’s unsuccessful in gaining preselection for the seat of Hughes, which could trigger a byelection and plunge the NSW government further into minority government.

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