Article 4BPTC Stan Grant turns down Liberal offer to run in key Sydney federal seat – report

Stan Grant turns down Liberal offer to run in key Sydney federal seat – report

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Anne Davies
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Journalist says it was an honour to be asked by Scott Morrison to run in Reid, but 'that role is just not for me'

The ABC presenter Stan Grant was reportedly approached by the Liberal party to run in the federal seat of Reid, in Sydney's inner west, but turned down the offer.

Grant, a well-known Indigenous figure who now works at Griffith University, was rung by the prime minister, Scott Morrison, 10 days ago and summoned to Kirribilli House to discuss the opportunity, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

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