NSW Liberals pass preselection reforms to prevent repeat of election fiasco

Senator Andrew Bragg praises party for modernising its mechanics' after the state branch adopted his motion

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Senator Andrew Bragg has heralded the passage of reforms by the New South Wales Liberal party as important to avoid a repeat of its preselection fiasco before the 2022 election.

The state party's annual general meeting on Saturday adopted the NSW senator's proposed reforms requiring the party to publish and follow a timetable for preselections within 12 months of an election.

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