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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Katharine Murphy and Josh Butler

Scott Morrison branded ‘compulsive liar’ by former preselection rival Michael Towke

Prime minister Scott Morrison
Prime minister Scott Morrison rejects allegations he raised Michael Towke’s Lebanese heritage in preselection fight in 2007. Photograph: Luis Ascui/AAP

Michael Towke has branded Scott Morrison “a compulsive liar” and declared he does not deserve to be prime minister – but Morrison insists he did not weaponise race against his opponent during the controversial preselection for Cook in 2007.

Towke, who contested the federal seat that Morrison went on to secure, told the Ten Network on Monday the prime minister had “certainly used race in the past”.

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