NSW Liberal party claims nomination failure ‘will not define us’ after sacking director and promising refunds

Administrative bungle leaves party without a senior leader, four weeks out from statewide council elections

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The New South Wales Liberal party is “thoroughly investigating” its failure to lodge nominations for more than 130 council candidates after sacking the state director over the administrative disaster.

The party is promising refunds after its head office missed the Wednesday deadline to lodge the necessary paperwork to nominate all of its candidates for the local government elections on 14 September.

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