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Senator Willesee
Caucus
picks
Senate
leader
Senator Donald Willesee
of Western Australia was
elected Leader of the Oppo
sition in the Senate yester
day by the Labor Caucus,
defeating five other candi
dates.
He replaces Senator N.
McKenna from Tasmania,
who resigned as Labor's
Senate Leader after 15
years.
On the final preference
count he defeated Senator
Murphy, QC, (NSW) by 40
votes to 35.
The other five candidates
for the position were Sena
tor Murphy Senator Ditt
mer (Qld), Senator O'Byrne
(Tas), Senator Cohen, QC,
(Vic), and Senator Bishop
(SA).
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