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INK Article ID: p5lt2x Liberal candidate for Bradfield Gisele Kapterian and Teal candidate for Bradfield Nicolette Boele, pictured, during a debate ahead of the federal election held at North Shore Synagogue in Lindfield, Sydney on April 22, 2025. Photo: Thomas Wielecki

North shore teal distances herself from allegedly antisemitic posts

Bradfield independent Nicolette Boele, who was debating Liberal rival Gisele Kapterian, said a former campaign volunteer published the comments on social media.

  • Penry Buckley

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Campaign corflutes damaged in marginal electorate in the run up to this year’s federal election.

Torched, defaced, smeared: have Australia’s corflute wars gone too far?

Candidates in marginal electorates have reported a high number of incidents with campaign posters being torn down, or worse.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo, Penry Buckley and Cindy Yin
Goldstein MP Zoe Daniel.

Teals called slanted polls ‘an affront to democracy’. Climate 200 uses them

Listen to a call obtained by this masthead that delivers praise of teal Zoe Daniel and tarnishes her opponents under the banner of a survey.

  • Olivia Ireland
Wentworth’s Allegra Spender, Kingsford Smith MP Matt Thistlethwaite and Liberal candidate for Wentworth Ro Knox.

Handshake, strong words: first public face-off for Spender and Knox after legal threat

The independent Wentworth MP has debated Ro Knox for the first time since she threatened to sue the Liberal candidate over a campaign sign controversy.

  • Penry Buckley
Allegra Spender and pictures of the campaign poster with and without the Bibas family behind it.

Teal MP Allegra Spender threatens to sue challenger over ‘disgraceful accusation’

Liberal candidate Ro Knox alleged Spender’s team had covered up a poster supporting Israeli hostages with a campaign sign, which Spender denied with evidence. Knox has since doubled down.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos, Olivia Ireland and Matthew Knott
Ian says that he did not put it on top of any other sign.
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Spender campaign volunteer Ian speaks about placing the poster

Ian says that he did not put it on top of any other sign.

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Cometh the election hour, cometh the teals

While Labor and the Coalition are busy mud-slinging and one-upping each other, independent candidates and their volunteers are hard at work on the doorstep.

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
Independent Allegra Spender is seeking support for her amendment from both the government and opposition.

‘Stop it at its source’: Hate-speech laws back on table after unanimous vote

Parliament will be asked to toughen laws against hate speech this week after a unanimous vote to condemn antisemitism.

  • David Crowe
Independent Allegra Spender is seeking support for her amendment from both the government and opposition.

Last-ditch push to beef up hate speech laws in wake of antisemitic attacks

Independent MP Allegra Spender is pushing to restore bans on vilification to hate speech legislation to be discussed in parliament this week.

  • David Crowe

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