Firebrands and falsettos: the fight to fill Simon Birmingham’s SA Senate spot

Adelaide city councillor Henry Davis, who parodied the lord mayor this week by dressing in drag, to challenge Alex Antic-installed frontrunner

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Adelaide city councillor Henry Davis, who this week dressed in drag as the Adelaide lord mayor complete with pearls and falsetto, is set to challenge the frontrunner for Simon Birmingham's Senate spot.

He says firebrand conservative senator Alex Antic wants a clean sweep" to power in the Liberal party, including by installing current state party president, Leah Blyth, in the casual vacancy created by Birmingham's resignation last week.

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