Mayor's dream of becoming a Liberal thwarted again, this time after failing to declare police charges

Tasmanian mayor Brendan Blomeley passed over for Liberal senate ticket after failure to declare charges over AVO breach

After missing out on becoming president of the Tasmanian Liberals last year, a Hobart area mayor has been thwarted again — overlooked for a senate spot at the next federal election following his failing to tell preselectors he had been charged by police in 2017.