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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be visiting Nowra tomorrow. The visit was revealed by a Labor Party member from the Bay and Basin region. A local Liberal Party member who confirmed the event expressed disappointment that invitations to some members, including those in the Ulladulla branch, didn’t arrive until Monday. The Liberal Party member described the lack of prior information as “incompetent and appalling”. Federal Member for Gilmore Ann Sudmalis will be attending the lunch and said security concerns have prevented the Prime Minister’s visit from being publicly announced. “Coming to a defence area has meant we’ve had to be very careful with security,” she said. Mrs Sudmalis has selected a local school to receive a visit from the PM but said the school was only informed this week. “We have the safety of the school and the students as the first priority,” she said. “I love this school and they’ve made an enormous difference. “We want to showcase the wonderful work they’re doing in the school community.” Several community members and politicians will be attending the Liberal Party fundraising lunch, with attendance by invitation only. It’s expected tomorrow’s gathering will discuss the PM’s surprise announcement on Monday that if the Senate doesn’t pass the Australian Building and Construction Commission legislation, a double dissolution election will be held in July. Both houses are set to debate the ABCC bill on April 18. If a double dissolution is called, a date for the Federal election has been set as Saturday, July 2 with the whole senate going to the polls, rather than just half. If there’s not a double dissolution, the election will be held on or before January 14, 2017. The latest Morgan Poll figures show ALP is currently at 50.5 per cent with LNP at 49.5 per cent, down 3.5 per cent on a two-party preferred basis.

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