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Article: Fed: Stott Despoja puts leadership on line over exiled senator
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- AAP General News (Australia)
- Article date:
- August 7, 2002
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Fed: Stott Despoja puts leadership on line over exiled senator
By James Grubel, Sam Lienert and Selina Day
CANBERRA, Aug 7 AAP - Natasha Stott Despoja put her leadership
of the Australian Democrats
on the line today in a final challenge to rogue senator Andrew Murray.
Senator Stott Despoja said Senator Murray must either return to
active duty on the
Democrats front bench, or challenge for the leadership.
She said the party could not tolerate Senator Murray serving as
a Democrat in exile,
and she would not give in to any of his threats or ultimatums.
"If people are not happy with the leadership of the Australian
Democrats, and that
includes Senator ...