Andrew Constance
Political split: Marise Payne and Stuart Ayres go their separate ways
Bedrock political couple call time after more than 15 years.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Constance secures Gilmore candidacy for federal election
Former NSW transport minister Andrew Constance has won preselection for the South Coast seat of Gilmore, beating Shoalhaven councillor Paul Ell 80 votes to 69, and setting him up for a fifth tilt at federal parliament.
- by Angus Thompson, Annika Smethurst and Paul Sakkal
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Factional politics
Dave Sharma’s shock preselection win secures Liberal Senate spot
The former Wentworth MP will re-enter politics as a federal senator after defeating former NSW transport minister Andrew Constance in a hotly contested ballot.
- by Michael McGowan
Nine NSW Liberals and a former ACT senator walk into a preselection race
The process to replace former foreign affairs minister Marise Payne in the Senate has officially begun, with two former federal MPs attempting to revive their political careers.
- by Max Maddison
Maria Kovacic beats Andrew Constance to take vacant Liberal Senate seat
Former Liberal Party state president Maria Kovacic will enter the Senate after edging out former state treasurer and transport minister Andrew Constance.
- by Anthony Galloway
‘Cute li’l surprise’: Daniel Andrews’ staff describe the boss to a tea
More details have emerged about the premier’s surprise appearance at the media lock-up, as the treasurer ran the post-budget business gauntlet.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Factional politics
Leading No campaigner Warren Mundine urged to run for NSW Senate vacancy
The timing could prove awkward for Mundine, who is a leading campaigner against the referendum for the Indigenous Voice to parliament.
- by Anthony Galloway
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Factional politics
Frontrunner for Molan Senate vacancy withdraws, saying seat doesn’t need to go to a woman
Former NSW transport minister and moderate Andrew Constance is the favourite for a seat considered the property of Liberal conservatives.
- by Jordan Baker
One-third of NSW speed camera vehicles too small to fit warning signs
Senior transport officials have conceded that the vehicles may have to be replaced because they can’t fit the warning signs for mobile speed cameras.
- by Matt O'Sullivan and Tom Rabe
‘The Liberal Party can’t exist for itself’: Constance on life after politics
Despite losing the seat of Gilmore, Andrew Constance hasn’t ruled out another tilt at Canberra, although he says the troubled NSW division of the party needs to find its way or face irrelevance.
- by Alexandra Smith
‘Politics about people’: Former Wallabies captain David Pocock elected to Senate
David Pocock’s confirmation as a senator of the ACT, ousting Liberal Zed Seselja, came as Liberal Andrew Constance asked the AEC for a recount in the seat of Gilmore on the NSW south coast.
- by Katina Curtis
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