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Hamer joins in on a marking competition at Glenferrie Oval.

From a barbecue shelter to 10-court stadium, sport clubs in marginal seats are hustling for election cash

Politics is the last thing most local sports clubs worry about – except at election time, when much-needed funding for facilities is up for grabs.

  • Roy Ward and Rachael Dexter

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Monique Ryan’s husband Peter Jordan is seen in video footage removing a sign supporting her Liberal rival Amelia Hamer.

Monique Ryan, husband apologise after he is filmed removing Liberal sign

Videos have emerged showing other vandals slashing posters in the teal MP’s affluent electorate as part of an increasingly bitter campaign in which incidents have led to court appearances.

  • Olivia Ireland and Rachael Dexter
Peter Jordan claimed the sign for the Liberal Party candidate Amelia Hamer illegally placed on public property.
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Monique Ryan's husband appears to remove a sign supporting her Liberal rival.

Peter Jordan claimed the sign for the Liberal Party candidate Amelia Hamer illegally placed on public property.

Lindsay and Paula Fox.

Old family links put a Fox among the Liberals in Kooyong

Lindsay Fox says he was a friend to Rupert Hamer until the day the former Victorian premier died. He is now backing Amelia Hamer in Kooyong.

  • Chip Le Grand
Tim Wilson supporters gather last week at Mr Brightside cafe in South Caulfield, with one sporting a purported MAGA cap.

The truth behind Tim Wilson’s MAGA wardrobe malfunction

To complicate matters, there is a line of merchandise proving popular online which could be called “Aussie MAGA – Make Albo Go Away”.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman, Stephen Brook and Calum Jaspan
Teal MPs Allegra Spender (left) and Monique Ryan.

Monique Ryan and Allegra Spender spend more than $150,000 on Google and Meta ads

In the last three months, the major parties, lobby groups and unions have also spent hundreds of thousands on social media in a bid to reach voters online.

  • Olivia Ireland
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Clive Palmer, Allegra Spender, Pauline Hanson

Clive Palmer applies to trademark ‘teal’ and ‘Clive and Pauline Party’

A spokesperson for the billionaire declined to comment on why the applications had been made, and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation denied there would be a merger.

  • Olivia Ireland
Andrew Wilkie says crossbench MPs, like fellow independent Zoe Daniel, shouldn’t make deals with the major parties in the case of a hung parliament.

‘Do not do deals’: Veteran MP warns against pacts with Albanese, Dutton

The key crossbencher who helped decide government in the hung parliament of 2010 says he has learnt not to do formal deals.

  • David Crowe
New candidate Ben Smith with his family.

Father of the year joins teals as independents target 30 seats

Ben Smith will aim to become the first male teal MP at the next federal election, as Climate-200 backed independents seek to claw more power from the major parties.

  • Paul Sakkal
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, independent MP Monique Ryan and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Teals furious as Coalition to wave through tough laws cutting campaign donations

More than 10 crossbenchers united on Monday in parliament to condemn Labor’s handling of a major overhaul of Australia’s election system.

  • Paul Sakkal

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