Abbott ally could take seat after Hollie Hughes ruled ineligible

By Adam Gartrell, Political Correspondent
Updated November 15 2017 - 5:38pm, first published 5:29pm
News.  Retired Major General Jim Molan next to a Long Range Patrol Vehicle in the Conflicts 1945 to Today Gallery at the Australian War Memorial.  26 December 2012     Canberra Times Photo by Jeffrey Chan
News. Retired Major General Jim Molan next to a Long Range Patrol Vehicle in the Conflicts 1945 to Today Gallery at the Australian War Memorial. 26 December 2012 Canberra Times Photo by Jeffrey Chan
Senator Fiona Nash during Question Time in the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 4 September 2017. Fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Senator Fiona Nash during Question Time in the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 4 September 2017. Fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

A close ally of Tony Abbott is poised to take up a Senate seat after the High Court ruled disability advocate Hollie Hughes ineligible to replace former cabinet minister Fiona Nash.

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