Videos have emerged showing other vandals slashing posters in the teal MP’s affluent electorate as part of an increasingly bitter campaign in which incidents have led to court appearances.
Peter Jordan claimed the sign for the Liberal Party candidate Amelia Hamer illegally placed on public property.
Lindsay Fox says he was a friend to Rupert Hamer until the day the former Victorian premier died. He is now backing Amelia Hamer in Kooyong.
To complicate matters,there is a line of merchandise proving popular online which could be called “Aussie MAGA – Make Albo Go Away”.
In the last three months,the major parties,lobby groups and unions have also spent hundreds of thousands on social media in a bid to reach voters online.
A spokesperson for the billionaire declined to comment on why the applications had been made,and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation denied there would be a merger.
The key crossbencher who helped decide government in the hung parliament of 2010 says he has learnt not to do formal deals.
Ben Smith will aim to become the first male teal MP at the next federal election,as Climate-200 backed independents seek to claw more power from the major parties.
More than 10 crossbenchers united on Monday in parliament to condemn Labor’s handling of a major overhaul of Australia’s election system.
Labor argues keeping United States-style mega-spending out of politics is a good thing for Australian democracy.