Election 2025: Victorian hot seats
In this series of weekly live blogs, we take an in-depth look at the election campaign and the issues that matter to voters in the key Victorian electorates of Goldstein, Wills, Kooyong and Bruce.
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.
- by Cara Waters, Clay Lucas, Charlotte Grieve and Rachael Dexter
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.
- by Rachael Dexter, Charlotte Grieve, Clay Lucas and Cara Waters
Victoria’s hot seats week three as it happened: Adam Bandt DJs like nobody is watching (but everyone is); How much will Gaza conflict matter in Wills?
In a crisp white tee, Adam Bandt dropped the beat, not the policy, at Revolver. No talk of rent or climate fears, just bass and synths and dance floor cheers.
- by Charlotte Grieve, Rachael Dexter, Clay Lucas and Cara Waters
What’s different about The Age’s federal election coverage
Our focus on Victoria’s “hot seats” gives you a sense of what’s happening on the ground in the state’s battleground electorates.
- by Patrick Elligett
Fake reviews, a bewildered family: Following the threads of a candidate’s business empire
A Liberal candidate in suburban Melbourne paints himself as a successful “small businessman”. I started looking into his businesses, and found some very surprising results.
- by Charlotte Grieve
Victoria’s hot seats week two as it happened: Air guitar-playing Greens promise tax breaks for live-music venues
What better place to launch a live-music policy than a pub beer garden?
- by Cara Waters, Rachael Dexter, Tom Cowie, Charlotte Grieve, Brittany Busch and Tony Wright
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.
- by Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
Victoria’s hot seats week one as it happened: Bruce is anything but a typical Liberal-Labor contest
Join us over the next five weeks for an in-depth look at the candidates, hot-button issues, and a breakdown of the policies and campaign promises in four key electorates.
- by Clay Lucas, Cara Waters, Rachael Dexter and Charlotte Grieve
Exclusive
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.
- by Rachael Dexter
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.
- by Sophie Aubrey, Adam Carey, Rachael Dexter, Cara Waters, Lachlan Abbott, Benjamin Preiss, Clay Lucas and Tom Cowie
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/politics/federal/election-2025-victorian-hot-seats-20250406-p5lpke.html