A Melbourne dark horse candidate’s experience handling dangerous reptiles might be handy in federal politics.
It’s well documented that former army officer, senator and, most recently, Victorian Liberal Party presidenta couple of months ago to pursue his dream of returning to Canberra’s red chamber, nominating for the party’s senate ticket for the next election.cobbled together a non-aggression pact last month to take the ticket’s safe-as-houses first and second spots respectively, which just leaves the not-always-winnable third position up for grabs.
But getting the nod, when the party makes its decision in November, might not be a walk-up start for Mirabella, with a couple of interesting names on the list of contenders issued to party members on Monday morning.Jarrod Bingham
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