Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Prominent No campaigner and Indigenous leader Nyunggai Warren Mundine is shaping as the front runner to replace moderate senator Marise Payne when she retires from politics, with powerbrokers hoping the former ALP president can unite the conservative wing of the Liberal Party. With Liberal MPs anticipating Payne, a senator for NSW and the former foreign minister, will exit politics in the coming months, Mundine did not rule out the prospect of running for the vacancy when contacted by this masthead. After serving as president of the ALP for six years until 2012, Mundine's political fortunes have soared as the No campaign has established a commanding lead ahead of the October 14 referendum to establish a Voice to parliament. With nearly two-thirds of Liberal voters backing the No vote, Mundine's advocacy against the Voice alongside Country Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has won him plaudits among Coalition MPs and supporters.
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