An internal Liberal review of the party’s NSW division could end up being a pretext for a federal takeover, sources have told Crikey.
At the weekend, the party’s federal executive ordered an inquiry into the state division, to be headed by Brian Loughnane, a former federal Liberal director and the husband of ex-Tony Abbott chief of staff and Sky News Australia host Peta Credlin.
“The review will be a pretext for Canberra to argue the federal campaign in NSW should be separated from the state secretariat,” one source with insight into the party’s internal affairs said.
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