Antony Green: How Bradfield and Higgins will play outWith two key by-elections tomorrow, Antony Green dissects how the Greens will fare against the incumbent Liberals, with no Labor candidates standing. If they go to preferences, can Clive Hamilton snatch Higgins for the Greens?
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Will the Bradfield rejects be wasted?
A hard won battle has Paul Fletcher named as the Liberal candidate for Bradfield, a far cry from branch stacking and factional messes of preselections past.
Bradfield candidates bring in big guns
17 candidates are lining up for tomorrow’s preselection battle over NSW’s safest Liberal seat. Apparent frontrunner Paul Fletcher has more than 40 high-profile endorsements; rival David Coleman is backed by James Packer.
Is Rudd bluffing on broadband?
Former Optus director Paul Fletcher reckons the government’s real motivation behind the broadband network might be to shock Telstra back to the bargaining table.
