Could Andrew Hastie be Australia’s Nigel Farage?
Andrew Hastie has been seen as leadership material ever since he entered the parliament a decade ago. But are his right-wing beliefs, which have brought the likes of Nigel Farage to prominence in the UK, attractive to enough voters here? Today, Tony Barry, a former Liberal Party strategist and director at RedBridge Group, on Andrew Hastie’s resignation from the Coalition front bench, and whether it’s a move that will pay off.
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Show Notes
Andrew Hastie has been seen as leadership material ever since he entered the parliament a decade ago.
But are his right-wing beliefs, which have brought the likes of Nigel Farage to prominence in the UK, attractive to enough voters here?
Today, Tony Barry, a former Liberal Party strategist and director at RedBridge Group, on Andrew Hastie’s resignation from the Coalition front bench, and whether it’s a move that will pay off.