A candidate running for Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party in the Victorian seat of Higgins has told a court just days out from the election that he was kept in solitary confinement and denied water while in custody.
Ingram Spencer faced the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday and was granted bail after being charged with 13 offences, including the use of a carriage service to harass.
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Gus McCubbing is a markets reporter in the Melbourne newsroom. He was previously the Australian Financial Review’s Victorian political correspondent. Connect with Gus on Twitter. Email Gus at gus.mccubbing@afr.com
