Roberta Williams makes tilt at federal politics
Convicted drug trafficker and gangland widow Roberta Williams could appear on ballot papers at the next federal election, despite being bankrupt and ineligible to run.
Ebony Bowden is a reporter for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. She was previously a breaking news reporter for The New Daily and an intern with Al Jazeera in Kuala Lumpur.
Convicted drug trafficker and gangland widow Roberta Williams could appear on ballot papers at the next federal election, despite being bankrupt and ineligible to run.
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