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Battle for Kooyong

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Barbecues around Australia will sizzle this Saturday for democracy sausage day, aka the federal election.

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Pre-poll antics in Kooyong have just ratcheted up another notch, with the Liberal Party receiving a decision on its proliferation of signs at a Kew pre-polling centre.

  • Cara Waters, Clay Lucas, Charlotte Grieve and Rachael Dexter

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Gareth Hales, multimillionaire son of Plymouth Brethren Christian Church leader Bruce Hales, wears a blue Scott Yung campaign shirt at the Bennelong polling booth on April 30.

‘What’s going on?’: Why the Exclusive Brethren are out in force this election

This is not the first time the secretive sect has involved itself in a federal contest, but that also carries political risks.

  • Michael Bachelard
Josh Frydenberg and Peter Dutton are the most likely candidates to become opposition leader if the Coalition loses the federal election in May.

Dutton campaign not going as party wanted, but miracles can happen: Frydenberg

Frydenberg this week left the door open to a political comeback as MPs ponder life after Peter Dutton if the opposition leader failed badly on Saturday.

  • Paul Sakkal
Monique Ryan’s campaign staff and volunteers prepare pre-poll and election-day material.

Party atmosphere without the party machine: The army behind the teals

This election, the teals are highly organised, looking to cement their position by winning a further term while holding true to their promise of a “new way” of doing politics. 

  • Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
Monique Ryan volunteers.

Election watchdog opens probe into Monique Ryan volunteer video

The video shows two people in Ryan campaign T-shirts handing out the teal MP’s how-to-vote cards and saying they were directed to vote for her by groups with links to the Chinese Communist Party.

  • Paul Sakkal
Zoe McKenzie is the Liberal MP for Flinders.

Liberal MP jokes that Advance Australia Fair is the ‘best Welcome to Country’

Sure, politicians are debating the custom and its place, but most have the good sense not to be glib about it.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
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Plymouth Brethren Christian Church members at a polling booth in Reid.

Exclusive Brethren don’t vote but are secretly campaigning for the Coalition

Members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church believe the world defiles them and don’t vote. The sect is sending hundreds of people to campaign for conservative candidates.

  • Michael Bachelard, Kieran Rooney and Sumeyya Ilanbey
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Victoria’s hot seats week four as it happened: Our on-camera chat with Amelia Hamer in Kooyong; A battle of Wills: NOBS group highlights what’s missing north of Bell Street

Follow our rolling in-depth coverage of key Victorian seats in this federal election campaign.

  • Rachael Dexter, Charlotte Grieve, Clay Lucas and Cara Waters
The surgeon was seen ripping down and then stomping on the poster.

Surgeon under investigation over ‘chilling’ video of him tearing down teal’s corflute

Melbourne surgeon Greg Malham said he was “deeply sorry” and that there was no excuse for his actions, as an investigation is launched by the health regulator.

  • Grant McArthur
The surgeon was seen ripping down and then stomping on the poster.

‘Chilling’ video shows surgeon stomping on Monique Ryan corflute

A Melbourne surgeon has admitted tearing down the election sign before tutoring men in how to “bury the body”, outraging anti-violence campaigners and politicians.

  • Grant McArthur

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