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Election 2025: Victorian hot seats

In this series of weekly live blogs, we take an in-depth look of the election campaign in the key Victorian electorates of Goldstein, Wills, Kooyong and Bruce.

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Amelia Hamer, the 31-year-old Oxford-educated grandniece of former Victorian premier Sir Rupert “Dick” Hamer.

Amelia Hamer pitched herself as a renter. She owns two investment properties

The Oxford-educated grandniece of former Victorian premier Rupert Hamer describes herself as a renter and someone who empathises with tenants’ struggles.

  • Rachael Dexter
These candidates are fighting it out in Victoria’s key seats.

Battleground Victoria: Why these candidates may hold the key to the federal election result

The major parties are facing a fight for heartland seats, while challengers are ready to reverse the teal tsunami of the previous election. This is where the fiercest battles will be fought.

  • Sophie Aubrey, Adam Carey, Rachael Dexter, Cara Waters, Lachlan Abbott, Benjamin Preiss, Clay Lucas and Tom Cowie
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
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.

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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
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

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