John Howard’s principled stand against Pauline Hanson appears a distant memory for present-day Liberals, who have prioritised political expediency ahead of the South Australian election
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A quarter of a century after John Howard demanded One Nation be placed last on Liberal how-to-vote cards, the rightwing party’s candidates find themselves in a far friendlier position at this weekend’s South Australian state election.
The SA Liberals are directing supporters to put One Nation ahead of Labor in a strategy designed to give conservatives – of whatever hue – the best chance of defeating members of Peter Malinauskas’ heavily favoured party.