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Keith Wolahan, the ex-commando who unseated Liberal Party stalwart Kevin Andrews, insists he’s ‘not a moderate’
Former special forces commando Keith Wolahan has rejected suggestions he is a “moderate”, a day after unseating Liberal Party stalwart Kevin Andrews in the Melbourne seat of Menzies.
Key points:
- Mr Wolahan’s win is the first time a sitting Victorian Liberal MP has been ousted by members in more than 20 years
- Senior Liberal Party figures have rejected suggestions the result reflected negatively on Mr Andrews
- Mr Wolahan says serving his country in the special forces is one of the “most significant things I’ve done in my life”
Mr Wolahan on Sunday won preselection for the federal seat that Mr Andrews — one of the Liberal Party’s most socially conservative stalwarts — had held since 1991.
Despite holding some different views to his…
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