The minister turned NSW Senate hopeful urged the Liberals to stand up against “cancel culture” and “woke indoctrination of children”.
A former Liberal minister has received the endorsement of a string of senior conservative MPs,10 days before Liberal Party faithful vote on who should fill a Senate vacancy.
The process to replace former foreign affairs minister Marise Payne in the Senate has officially begun,with two former federal MPs attempting to revive their political careers.
Senior right-wing NSW Liberals and former prime minister Tony Abbott are encouraging Zed Seselja to put his hand up to replace veteran senator Marise Payne.
David Pocock’s confirmation as a senator of the ACT,ousting Liberal Zed Seselja,came as Liberal Andrew Constance asked the AEC for a recount in the seat of Gilmore on the NSW south coast.
Payne was at a private business dinner in Sydney when the Pacific Minister was sent to Honiara in a failed attempt to stop the Beijing security deal.
In the most direct comments from an Australian government minister on the security deal to date,Pacific Minister Zed Seselja cast aside weeks of careful diplomatic language.
Pacific Minister Zed Seselja will travel to Honiara to raise concerns about a security deal with China.
David Pocock now has an alter-ego:David Pocock the political party,allowing him to get his name above the line as an independent Senate candidate.
Australia’s spending on foreign aid and diplomacy will fall in real terms over the next four years,even as China exerts increasing influence in the region.
Australian C130 Hercules planes and the HMAS Adelaide helicopter dock are being loaded with supplies to take to Tonga in the wake of a devastating tsunami.