Towke was an unexploded bomb,primed since the savage Liberal preselection contest of 2007 and lit by the speech of Concetta Fierravanti-Wells in the Senate last week.
Scott Morrison denies the allegations,as members of the Lebanese community who know the Prime Minister reject the accusations.
Michael Towke ended 15 years of silence on the incendiary claim about the long-disputed ballot by saying Scott Morrison told party members they should not vote for him because he was from a Lebanese family and because of rumours he was a Muslim.
The Liberals need to capture the votes of non-university-educated women who juggle jobs and children and who,if they have an idle moment,are more likely to scroll Facebook or Instagram than read the news.
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells and Scott Morrison have a history of hostility,but the conservative Liberal’s attack on the Prime Minister is harmful.
Former PM John Howard said he strongly supported the right of Liberal Party members to choose candidates.
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells’ accusation that Scott Morrison ‘isn’t fit to be PM’ burns,and might even fry his campaign.
Less than two hours after the federal budget was released,Concetta Fierravanti-Wells set off a political firestorm in the Senate.
Retiring Coalition senator Sam McMahon says the alleged bullying faced by Kimberley Kitching was not confined to Labor and should not be used as a partisan football.
After losing preselection for her Senate spot,Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells has called Scott Morrison a bully,who is unfit to be PM.
Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells has described Prime Minister Scott Morrison as an autocrat and a bully with no “moral compass”.