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Scott Morrison faces further questions over explosive allegations he warned Liberal Party members about his competitors Lebanese background when the two men were vying for preselection in 2007. Mr Towke was the pre-selected candidate for the seat of Cook and was in Morrisons way so false rumours were spread and the state executive of the Liberal Party refused to endorse Mr Towkes preselection after the rumours were published.

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Towke was dumped as candidate but would later win.

. Michael Towke was the subject of an orchestrated smear campaign and Scott Morrison Morrison benefitted. Michael Towke barely hinted at the way he felt about Scott Morrison the last time he went public about the savage Liberal contest in 2007 that handed the Prime Minister a prize seat in Parliament. Michael Towke has double-downed on his accusations Scott Morrison told fellow Liberal Party members it would be risky to consider him for the seat of Cook in Sydneys south in 2007 Mr Morrison denied the accusations when quizzed by reporters on Saturday prompting Mr Towke to back two statutory declarations he signed in 2016.

Michael Towke has been forced to double down on his claims Scott Morrison tried to use his Lebanese background against him while they were rivals vying for preselection for the seat of Cook in 2007. How Michael Towkes brutal political takedown came back to bite Scott Morrison. Towke is an unexploded bomb that has been detonated since the wild Liberal qualifiers in 2007 and was ignited by Concetta Fierravanti-Wells speech in the Se.

Latest-news Scott Morrison Prime Minister Sutherland Shire conections Michael Towke biography preselection community groups surf life saving clubs. Former Liberal preselection contender Michael Towke has stood by allegations Scott Morrison warned Liberal party members about his background and religion in the 2007 preselection for the seat of. In 2007 Scott Morrison did his secret dirty deal with Sam Dastyari and stabbed Michael Towke in the back.

Prime minister says he did not say Towke was a Muslim or suggest he couldnt be trusted because he was Lebanese. Jon Reid Refugee advocates have an altogether. Morrisons dirty deal to get rid of competitor Michael Towke.

Party headquarters ruled that Towke had paid for membership fees when signing people up and had therefore broken the party rules so they. Michael Towke the Liberal preselection candidate for Cook whose controversial withdrawal paved the way for Morrison to stand for the seat. Scott Morrison denies falsely claiming 2007 preselection rival Michael Towke was a Muslim Prime minister says he did not say Towke was a Muslim or suggest he couldnt be trusted because he was.

Michael Towke repeats claims after PM denies raising his Lebanese heritage in 2007 preselection fight Scott Morrison says allegations are. Scott Morrison told me that if Michael Towke were to be pre-selected there would be a swing against the Liberal Party in Cook because of Mr Towkes Lebanese background Mr Chapman said according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Michael Towke on Sunday in the Nine newspapers publicly backed a.

Mr Towke penned the second declaration and claims Mr Morrison was adamant that a candidate of Lebanese heritage could. Michael Sainsbury unpacks the peripatetic pre-parliamentary adventures of Scott John Morrison. Michael Towkes preselection for the federal Liberal seat of Cook in Sydneys Sutherland Shire was scuttled by a smear campaign.

WHEN SCOTT Morrison either accidentally or more likely with great skullduggery emerged as the successor to Malcolm Turnbull in August 2018 the congratulations naturally enough flooded in. It was reported in 2018. Scott Morrison has a history of being involved in dirty election campaigns and his bid to be preselected by the Liberal Party for the 2007 election is regarded as one of the dirtiest in-house Liberal Party brawls.

How Michael Towkes brutal political takedown came back to bite Scott Morrison. Peter van Onselen has reported that the PMO has been backgrounding quietly spreading stories to the media against the Miss Higgins partner saying because he is a former public servant he has a gripe against the government. Scott Morrison says he did not ask Liberal preselectors in 2007 to vote against Michael Towke due to his Lebanese heritage Posted Yesterday at 723am Sat 2 Apr 2022 at 723am updated 19h ago 19.

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