Article 6KEW9 Alex Antic: Liberal who rolled female frontbencher described as nice guy turned ‘Trumpian’ by colleagues

Alex Antic: Liberal who rolled female frontbencher described as nice guy turned ‘Trumpian’ by colleagues

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Tory Shepherd
from on (#6KEW9)

The conservative firebrand has rekindled criticism of party's women problem' after nabbing top spot on South Australian Senate ticket

Former colleagues paint Alex Antic - the rabble-rousing Liberal senator who rolled female frontbencher Anne Ruston in a preselection battle - as a nice guy turned Trumpian".

Antic, a backbencher known for his anti-woke", anti-vaccine mandate and anti-transgender stance, nabbed the party's number one Senate ticket spot in South Australia on the weekend.

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