Liberal review authors call for reform after 'The Clan' WhatsApp messages declared valid – WAtoday

Liberal review authors call for reform after ‘The Clan’ WhatsApp messages declared validWe’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.Skip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerThe authors of a damning review into the WA Liberals have added new evidence to support those pushing for wide-ranging changes to the embattled party.Handing down their ‘Road to Reform’ report at Saturday’s meeting of the Liberal state council, Mark Trowell QC and former party president Danielle Bain, left out material from an explosive WhatsApp chat group known as ‘The Clan’.Current and former WA liberal powerbrokers Peter Collier, Nick Goiran and Mathias Cormann.The group was made up of some senior party figures, including former federal finance minister Mathias Cormann and Liberal MPs Peter Collier and Nick Goiran.Detailed in more than 700 pages of conversations dating back to 2016, The Clan orchestrated the pre-selection of favoured Liberals and the undermining of those not part of their powerful faction.The tranche of leaked text messages show in one exchange Mr Collier refers to another party member as a “toxic cow”.On Wednesday, Mr Trowell and Ms Blain sent an addendum to their report, which has now been circulated to state council members.“At the time of…
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