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Simon Holmes a Court.

He detests the party, but Holmes à Court has donated to help rescue a Liberal MP

Former state Liberal leader John Pesutto is rattling his tin loudly, and there are some interesting people answering the call.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman

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

‘Gotta bury the body’: Surgeon quits Epworth after Kooyong corflute fiasco

Neurosurgeon Greg Malham has left his job in the aftermath of a video showing him tearing down and stomping on one of Monique Ryan’s campaign corflutes.

  • Hannah Hammoud and Grant McArthur
Tony Abbott in February, with spectacles.

Melbourne Airport mystery: The case of Tony Abbott’s missing spectacles

The former prime minister’s glasses went in one end of a security machine but seemingly did not come out the other.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Matt Trihey of the “National Workers Alliance” at a pre polling booth in Brighton on Friday.

Far-right agitators turn up to pre-poll voting booth in Brighton; Safi’s NDIS business faces watchdog probe: Victoria’s hot seats week 5 as it happened

The three men set up loudspeakers directly across from the polling station at St Stephen’s Church.

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