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Article: Fed: Murray bunkers down ahead of Democrats phone hook-up
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- AAP General News (Australia)
- Article date:
- August 6, 2002
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Fed: Murray bunkers down ahead of Democrats phone hook-up
By Selina Day
PERTH, Aug 6 AAP - A phone hook-up of Australian Democrats senators
will consider the
future of Democrat-in-exile Andrew Murray tomorrow ahead of any potential
action against
him.
Senator Murray is understood to have responded late today to a
party ultimatum to either
return to his frontbench role or leave the party.
However, Senator Murray remained holed up in his Perth office all
day and made it clear
it could be two more days before he makes any public comment.
Senator Murray nine days ago said he wanted to sit on the backbench
as a Democrat-in-exile,
saying he could no longer ...