Article: Fed: Murray's future hinges on Democrats phone hook-up

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Fed: Murray's future hinges on Democrats phone hook-up

CANBERRA, Aug 7 AAP - The future of self-exiled WA Senator Andrew Murray hinges on the outcome of a phone hookup of his Australian Democrats colleagues today.

The six Democrats will consider Senator Murray's future ahead of any potential future action against him by the party machine.

Senator Murray responded late yesterday to a party ultimatum to either return to his frontbench role or leave the party.

More than a week ago, Senator Murray said he wanted to sit on the backbench as a Democrat-in-exile, as he could no longer work with leader Natasha Stott Despoja.

Senator Murray was yesterday refusing ...

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