No matter what Scott Morrison says,the Liberal Party’s decision on Katherine Deves had nothing to do with cancel culture. By endorsing her as a candidate,the party is telling the community its values align with hers.
The NSW Coalition’s shaky grasp on government is under threat due to Premier Dominic Perrottet’s continued damaging statements.
In another now-deleted tweet,the Liberal candidate for Warringah quipped that perhaps Scott Morrison “identifies as a woman”.
The Prime Minister has accused an unnamed “close colleague” of leaking a text message sent to him by NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet.
The Prime Minister appeared to kill off any prospect of the embattled Warringah candidate being disendorsed.
Independent Kylea Tink,who hopes to oust Zimmerman from the seat of North Sydney,thinks there might be a “bigger strategy at play” in the selection of Katherine Deves in Warringah.
I am being asked to vote for someone who is using equality for women as a thin veil to disguise offensive attacks on transgender people.
The embattled Liberal candidate for Warringah said she is “not going anywhere” and lashed her critics for “vile” bullying after Liberals lobbied privately to dump her.
And in a 2020 video interview,the Warringah candidate speculated Canadian actor Elliot Page was paid to come out as transgender.
Senior NSW Liberal Marise Payne says Katherine Deves started an ‘important discussion’ over trans rights in sport but refused to endorse the party’s candidate.
Tony Abbott,the former MP for Warringah,said he “can’t understand the pile on from people who claim to be supporters of women’s rights”.