*Mark Wales wins Liberal preselection for federal WA seat of Tangney,
despite concerns about Chinese invasion novel*
/By David Weber, ABC News, Australia, Posted 10h ago/

<https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-06/wa-tangney-liberal-preselection-mark-wales/103678080?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web>

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*In short*

- Mark Wales will be the Liberal Party's candidate for the federal WA
seat of Tangney after winning preselection by a clear majority on
Saturday.

- Members of Perth's Chinese community have raised concerns about a
novel written by Mr Wales which includes a Chinese invasion of
Australia.

- What's next? WA's Chung Wah Association president Ting Chen says he is
open to discussing the book with Mr Wales.

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"A winner of reality TV show Survivor who has written a book depicting a
Chinese invasion of Australia has won the right to represent the Liberal
Party in the contest for a federal WA seat.

Mark Wales has gained Liberal preselection for the Perth seat of
Tangney, where more than 16 per cent of residents identify as ethnic
Chinese.

However, his authorship of an upcoming novel is courting controversy, as
it depicts a civil war in Australia following an invasion by Chinese forces.
Speaking after his preselection, the former SAS soldier said his book
Outrider would come out later this year, and he did not think it would
be controversial. ..."

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This just shows how the deep the Lieberals and their supporters have
sunk and how detached they all are from rational thinking, civility and
basic human decency!
What OZ really needs are peace loving politicians who concentrate their
effort on making their fellow citizen's lives better not ego maniac, war
monger talking head influencers.

--
Ördög
The on duty Newsgroup Devil

Ördög wrote:
> *Mark Wales wins Liberal preselection for federal WA seat of Tangney,
> despite concerns about Chinese invasion novel*
> /By David Weber, ABC News, Australia, Posted 10h ago/
>
> <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-06/wa-tangney-liberal-preselection-mark-wales/103678080?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web>
>
>
> ~~~
> *In short*
>
> - Mark Wales will be the Liberal Party's candidate for the federal WA
>   seat of Tangney after winning preselection by a clear majority on
>   Saturday.
>
> - Members of Perth's Chinese community have raised concerns about a
>   novel written by Mr Wales which includes a Chinese invasion of
>   Australia.
>
> - What's next? WA's Chung Wah Association president Ting Chen says he is
>   open to discussing the book with Mr Wales.
>
> ~~~
> "A winner of reality TV show Survivor who has written a book depicting a
> Chinese invasion of Australia has won the right to represent the Liberal
> Party in the contest for a federal WA seat.
>
> Mark Wales has gained Liberal preselection for the Perth seat of
> Tangney, where more than 16 per cent of residents identify as ethnic
> Chinese.
>
> However, his authorship of an upcoming novel is courting controversy, as
> it depicts a civil war in Australia following an invasion by Chinese
> forces.
> Speaking after his preselection, the former SAS soldier said his book
> Outrider would come out later this year, and he did not think it would
> be controversial. ..."
>
> ~~~~   ~~~~   ~~~~
>
> This just shows how the deep the Lieberals and their supporters have
> sunk and how detached they all are from rational thinking, civility and
> basic human decency!
> What OZ really needs are peace loving politicians who concentrate their
> effort on making their fellow citizen's lives better not ego maniac, war
> monger talking head influencers.
>

Interesting some of the Liberal candidates being put up for both Federal
and state elections in WA. Some still have links to the religious right
clan, others seem to be lap dogs of Kerry Stokes. I am not sure how
Marky fits in yet. He also earns a few quid as a "motivational speaker"