189:. In a statement made by Nalder upon his retirement announcement a week later, he criticised the factional forces within the Liberal Party, who backed Kirkup over himself. He said that he could never become leader in the future as he could not secure the majority support of the party room without Collier and Goiran. Days later, he quit his
239:, Goiran would have likely not been removed from shadow cabinet if he had apologised like Collier did. Mettam also tried to removed Goiran as the Liberal Party parliamentary secretary but a majority of Liberal MPs voted against that motion. Three days later, Goiran resigned as the parliamentary secretary.
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January 2022, an investigation into Goiran was launched by the committee. On 31 August 2022, media reports indicated that Goiran had
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Liberal Party reached a non-financial settlement in February 2022, with the party agreeing to withdraw the addendum.
30:. The chat group was active between 2016 and 2021 and was used to coordinate activities within the Liberal Party. The group was revealed in 2021 after its contents were leaked to the media. Prominent members included former senator for Western Australia
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