Parliamentary probe hears claims party operative Christian Ellis organised branch stacking in seat of Farrer
The deputy federal Liberal leader, Sussan Ley, was the target of a branch-stacking operation organised by a party powerbroker who said he wanted her seat, aShirlee Burge, a councillor and Liberal member based in Deniliquin, told the inquiry she met party operative Christian Ellis in late 2020 or early 2021, after branch members complained about an “unusual influx” of new members.
Burge told the inquiry her meeting with Ellis was amicable and she came away believing he was a nice, rich young man. The local branch had jumped in size from 11 members to 45 since 2019 and the now-dominant Ellis faction was calling for the expulsion of seven “hardworking, hearty, loyal” members, she said.
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