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'Business as usual' as NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian fights off spill

Furious debate over NSW abortion bill as Parliament considers amendments

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian Source: AAP

Three Liberal MPs angry over a bill to decriminalise abortion in NSW have withdrawn a spill motion against Premier Gladys Berejiklian.


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Three Liberal MPs angry over a bill to decriminalise abortion in NSW have withdrawn a spill motion against Premier Gladys Berejiklian.


NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has told MPs it is business as usual after three rebel Liberals angry over a bill to decriminalise abortion called off a leadership spill motion against her.

Tanya Davies, Lou Amato and Matthew Mason-Cox on Monday night announced they would call an "empty chair" spill motion against the premier because amendments they wanted had been rejected in full "or in part with vague undertakings for further discussion".

But in a joint statement released before 8am on Tuesday, the MPs said they would withdraw the motion.

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