41 h. ago Swastika drawn on Liberal corflute of Indigenous candidate at home of MP David Southwick

Southwick, who is Jewish and campaigns against antisemitism, said the vandalism on the poster for Benson Saulo, who is running for the federal seat of Macnamara, was “very confronting”.

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3 d. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Liberal candidate keeps Def Leppard beat; Abbott finds a road bump in Wannon

Follow our in-depth coverage of key electorates with on-the-ground reporting of all the candidates moves.

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3 d. ago Frantic calls, party concern as Lib candidate under spotlight

Bennelong’s Liberal candidate Scott Yung spruiks a tale of typical Liberal aspiration and success but others in the party are less convinced by the Yung lore.

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8 d. ago Dutton dodges questions about Liberal candidate pleading guilty to financial charge

Liberals are asking questions about their party’s vetting process as candidates keep making headlines.

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8 d. ago Another Liberal candidate under pressure as candidate vetting questioned

Liberals are asking questions about their party’s vetting process as candidates keep making headlines.

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9 d. ago Saudi Arabia very safe for women, says Liberal candidate who does business there

Amnesty International continues to raise the alarm about Saudi Arabia’s male guardianship laws, which give men authority over women in most aspects of life in the Kingdom.

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1 week ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Liberal campaign manager sacked in Bruce; Goldstein candidates’ property portfolios

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1 week ago Dutton vows to support women in combat after dumped candidate goes on attack

Former Liberal candidate Benjamin Britton claimed the party’s defence spokesman Andrew Hastie shared his view that women should not be in combat units.

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1 week ago Liberal candidate a landlord despite spruiking self as renter

The Liberal candidate for Kooyong campaigning on housing affordability while spruiking herself as a “renter” has been forced to admit she's actually a landlord.

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1 week ago Liberal candidate revealed to be a landlord after spruiking herself as a renter

The Liberal candidate for Kooyong campaigning on housing affordability while spruiking herself as a 'renter' has been forced to admit she's actually a landlord.

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1 week ago Federal election 2025 as it happened: Libs dump candidate over sexist comments; Dutton spruiks foreign student cuts; PM campaigns on $4000 home battery subsidy

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton are into the second week of their campaigns. Follow our rolling coverage here.

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1 week ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Dutton spruiks foreign student cuts to get young Australians into homes; Albanese campaigns on $4000 home battery subsidy

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton are into the second week of their campaigns. Follow our rolling coverage here.

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1 week ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Labor’s $4000 home battery subsidy; Liberal candidate named in settlement; ‘Dad vote’ crucial for Albanese

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton are into the second week of their campaigns. Follow our rolling coverage here.

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2 w. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Liberals’ Kooyong new campaign meme may backfire; Bruce candidate heckled at Doveton mosque

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2 w. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Liberals’ Kooyong postal voting tactics raise eyebrows; Bruce candidate heckled at Doveton mosque

Join us over the next five weeks for an in-depth look at the candidates, hot-button issues, and a breakdown of the policies and campaign promises in four key electorates.

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2 w. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: AEC issues warning over Liberals’ Kooyong postal voting tactics; Bruce candidate heckled at Doveton mosque

Join us over the next five weeks for an in-depth look at the candidates, hot-button issues, and a breakdown of the policies and campaign promises in four key electorates.

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2 w. ago Liberal candidate faces more questions over undisclosed campaign spending

Liberal Bennelong candidate Scott Yung says he has been “100 per cent” upfront and honest. But he won’t explain why he failed to disclose electoral expenditure worth tens of thousands of dollars.

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2 w. ago Liberal MP faces more questions over undisclosed campaign expenditure

Liberal Bennelong candidate Scott Yung says he has been “100 per cent” upfront and honest. But he won’t explain why he failed to disclose electoral expenditure worth tens of thousands of dollars.

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3 w. ago CCTV footage shows discussion on how to damage a Liberal candidate sign

Two people are caught on CCTV discussing damaging a sign supporting Liberal candidate Amelia Hamer in Kooyong, after which the sign was found slashed in half.

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3 w. ago ‘I’m not saying who I am’: Monique Ryan’s husband apologises for removing Liberal sign

Video shows Peter Jordan arguing that Liberal candidate Amelia Hamer’s sign was “illegally” on public land while refusing to say who he was when asked.

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