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| Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull’s motion for reform to the NSW Liberal party has been passed by members at the NSW Liberal state council, while Tony Abbott’s has failed. | |
| The former prime minister’s motion to allow plebiscites for candidate preselections was voted down at the state council in Sydney by 246 votes to 174, senior Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinos said. | |
| In a speech on Saturday, Turnbull extolled the virtues of the Liberal party but said: “Today our great party has set a course to be greater still”. | |
| Abbott had proceeded with a motion allowing Liberal party members to choose candidates in New South Wales, despite Malcolm Turnbull and Mike Baird signalling they wanted the fraught issue of plebiscites to be decided at a party convention in the first half of next year. | |
| Abbott had confirmed on Friday that he intended to proceed with his own motion on plebiscites on Saturday, notwithstanding Friday’s counter proposal from Turnbull and Baird. | |
| Earlier in the week, as part of a number of public interventions challenging the prime minister, Abbott warned the process of party reform in NSW could fall victim to factional influence and inertia. | Earlier in the week, as part of a number of public interventions challenging the prime minister, Abbott warned the process of party reform in NSW could fall victim to factional influence and inertia. |