The federal election campaign has taken an ugly turn after Jewish MP Julian Leeser’s campaign posters were defaced by Nazi symbols. Vandals drew swastikas and a Hitler moustache on images of the Liberal member for Berowra in Sydney’s north.
Aston Martin, Maserati and Rolls-Royce are among the high-end sport cars expected to avoid being hit with Bill Shorten’s aggressive plan to cut fuel emissions. Labelled a ‘free ride’ for the rich, the proposed emissions standard of 105g CO2/km is unlikely to apply to companies selling fewer than 2500 cars a year.
The Nationals leader has placed the Coalition’s chances of winning the election on par with champion race horce Winx, but farmers disagree.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s sister Mary played a huge part in helping her win the state’s top political role. Adding her support on the campaign trail, she helped break down the perception of the Premier as being “staid and polite” — and the voters loved it.
A buoyant former prime minister John Howard and wife Jeanette were mobbed by Liberal supporters as they arrived at Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s election party. Mr Howard, who actively campaigned for Ms Berejiklian, spent several minutes taking selfies with supporters.
It is one of the regional seats the Shooters Fishers are hoping to snatch from the Nationals, but a campaign poster featuring an AK-47 might hurt candidate Helen Dalton’s chances of winning.
From noisy chickens to bad spelling, this is your special Sauce edition of all the best and latest gossip and intel from the Election trail.
It’s a good thing Michael Daley is all about schools with two of his star candidates seemingly having issues with spelling and counting on their election material.
An election eve Newspoll predicts Gladys Berejiklian, pictured casting her vote today, will become the state’s first elected female premier in history when the Coalition beats Labor 51-49 in today’s contest. READ THE FULL RESULTS HERE.
Deputy Premier John Barilaro has hit out at his “navel-gazing” federal colleagues while casting his vote in his marginal seat of Monaro. READ WHAT HE SAID
Mark Latham is extremely likely to win a seat in the NSW upper house today and return to public office after a 14 year absence.
After four weeks on the campaign trail, and months — if not years — spent preparing for today’s poll, we gave Gladys Berejiklian and Michael Daley a chance to make their final appeal to voters. Plus read about their final day on the hustings.
More than one million voters have already had their say in today’s election but experts predict a hung parliament could lead to days of negotiations before there is a result. SEE WHICH SEATS WILL DECIDE THE ELECTION.
NSW is about to vote on one of the tightest state contests in history — will Gladys Berejiklian’s Coalition return for a historic third term or will Michael Daley overcome a horror week to win for Labor?
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