NSW Liberal candidate calls it quits

Carolyn Currie, the Liberal candidate for the NSW Illawarra seat of Whitlam, has decided to withdraw weeks out from the July 2 election.

The Liberal candidate for the safe NSW Labor seat of Whitlam has pulled out of the race, claiming her party's branch didn't even want to run a candidate.

Carolyn Currie compared herself to US presidential hopeful Donald Trump, telling ABC radio on Wednesday she had been left to self-fund her campaign but without the wealthy businessman's resources.

Ms Currie also claimed Liberal Party members told her they wouldn't be helping, adding it's "hard leading a group of people in a dysfunctional organisation".


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