Coalition dumps Liberal candidate who said women should not serve in ADF combat roles

Ben Britton, who was running as the candidate for Whitlam in NSW, has been removed from the Liberal party’s websiteElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastBen Britton has been dumped as a Liberal candidate for the New South Wales seat of Whitlam after it was revealed he had expressed a string of controversial views on fringe podcasts before his preselection.Britton was taken off the Liberal party’s website, and sources have told Guardian Australia he was no longer being endorsed, with the party quickly replacing him with Nathaniel Smith.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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Coalition dumps Liberal candidate who said women should not serve in ADF combat roles

Ben Britton, who was running as the candidate for Whitlam in NSW, has been removed from the Liberal party’s website

Ben Britton has been dumped as a Liberal candidate for the New South Wales seat of Whitlam after it was revealed he had expressed a string of controversial views on fringe podcasts before his preselection.

Britton was taken off the Liberal party’s website, and sources have told Guardian Australia he was no longer being endorsed, with the party quickly replacing him with Nathaniel Smith.

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