Hot seats
Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Far-right agitators turn up to pre-poll voting booth in Brighton; Safi’s NDIS business faces watchdog probe
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
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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
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
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.
- Charlotte Grieve, Rachael Dexter, Clay Lucas and Cara Waters
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?
- Cara Waters, Rachael Dexter, Tom Cowie, Charlotte Grieve, Brittany Busch and Tony Wright
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Dutton dodges questions about Liberal candidate pleading guilty to financial charge
Liberals are asking questions about their party’s vetting process as candidates keep making headlines.
- James Massola, Natassia Chrysanthos and Olivia Ireland
‘You shouldn’t be in survival mode’: Why this Sydney seat matters so much at this election
A booming CBD, nine universities and cultural hubs: Inside the Sydney seat everyone is watching.
- Matt Wade and Anthony Segaert
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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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- Battle for Kooyong
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
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.
- Clay Lucas, Cara Waters, Rachael Dexter and Charlotte Grieve
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