Victorian octogenarians dumped from committee running NSW Liberal party but federal intervention continues

Alan Stockdale and Richard Alston axed from panel after recent controversies and replaced with six new members from NSW including chair Nick Greiner

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The former New South Wales premier Nick Greiner will chair a new committee in charge of the state Liberal division after a federal takeover was extended for nine months.

The Liberal party’s federal executive voted on Tuesday to install the new body, which will replace a three-person panel announced in September 2024 following a council elections bungle.