Teals in Hawthorn and Kew threatened with jail over how-to-vote cards

Teals in Hawthorn and Kew threatened with jail over how-to-vote cards

The Victorian Electoral Commission has delivered “cease and desist” letters to two teal candidates ordering them to stop handing out how-to-vote cards that do not allocate preferences,or face jail or an $11,000 fine.

  • byClay Lucas

Latest

Labor accused of ‘stupid politics’ over climate scorecard in Hawthorn

Labor accused of ‘stupid politics’ over climate scorecard in Hawthorn

Labor attacks Greens over its role in a climate change scorecard. But the genuine community groups behind it say it’s a smear that won’t pay off for Labor.

  • byClay Lucas
No blanks allowed:Teal candidates plot legal challenge over how-to-vote cards

No blanks allowed:Teal candidates plot legal challenge over how-to-vote cards

At least two independent candidates - including one in the ultra-marginal seat of Hawthorn - are preparing to mount a legal action against the electoral commission over blank boxes on how-to-vote cards.

  • byClay Lucas
Ballot draw favours Labor’s John Kennedy ahead of key rivals in Hawthorn

Ballot draw favours Labor’s John Kennedy ahead of key rivals in Hawthorn

Labor has finished closest to the top on the ballot draw among candidates likely to win the ultra-marginal seat of Hawthorn,with the teal candidate next in line and the Liberals second last.

  • byClay Lucas
Hawthorn MP contracts COVID-19,as nominations for seats close

Hawthorn MP contracts COVID-19,as nominations for seats close

Hawthorn MP John Kennedy has caught COVID-19 and will miss the drawing of the ballot for the ultra-marginal inner-eastern seat on Friday.

  • byClay Lucas
‘Going backwards’:What it’s like on the hard side of Hawthorn

‘Going backwards’:What it’s like on the hard side of Hawthorn

It might be one of the nation’s wealthiest electorates,but one in three residents is a renter and some are doing it tough.

  • byClay Lucas
Advertisement
The Camberwell bridge that cyclists want,and critics warn could cost $30 million

The Camberwell bridge that cyclists want,and critics warn could cost $30 million

Hawthorn has some of Melbourne’s best transport infrastructure,but a local cycling group says the seat needs some crucial upgrades,including a bridge to cross a major road.

  • byClay Lucas
‘Hawthorn’s climate has changed’:Candidates make climate policy pitches at town hall forum

‘Hawthorn’s climate has changed’:Candidates make climate policy pitches at town hall forum

The candidates in the state seat of Hawthorn on Wednesday night made their pitches to hundreds of voters on what they would do to tackle climate change if elected.

  • byClay Lucas
Hawthorn Greens candidate hopes political cycle will suit him

Hawthorn Greens candidate hopes political cycle will suit him

In May’s federal poll for this area,the Greens’ vote fell by 15 percentage points. The party’s young cycle-riding candidate hopes he can avoid a similar fate.

  • byClay Lucas
Hawthorn MP gets car allowance despite no car or driver’s licence

Hawthorn MP gets car allowance despite no car or driver’s licence

Labor MP John Kennedy claims a $20,000-a-year motor vehicle allowance from the Victorian parliament,despite not owning a car or ever having had a driver’s licence.

  • byClay Lucas
Will Hawthorn go back to blue,remain red or could teal lightning strike again?

Will Hawthorn go back to blue,remain red or could teal lightning strike again?

Labor enjoyed a shock win in Hawthorn at the 2018 election for the first time in 63 years. But now a “teal” candidate wants to take the seat.

  • byClay Lucas