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One of the earliest candidacy announcements for the 2026 Victorian election:
Chrysten Abraham, who ran in the Senate in Tasmania at the federal election, will again run for the Libertarian Party as their candidate for Labor-held Frankston
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Google sheet now has been updated with every candidate running for the House of Representatives.
Preselection Updates Update: Currently updating the candidate list for each seat as ballot draws come in. Feel free to submit ballot draws in DMs.
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Opposition Leader John Pesutto has declared the state Liberals will run a candidate in the Prahran by-election. @SkyNewsAust #springst
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Party registration news: I regret to inform the House (I dislike their politics but more than that I cannot stand their name) that Family First Party is now registered. An objection from Australian Family Party was rejected aec.gov.au/Parties_and_Repre…
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As expected, Amelia Hamer was also unanimously endorsed again to contest Kooyong.
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Breaking News affecting the Victorian Liberal Party's run at the prized Melbourne seats of Kooyong and Chisholm. Tune into #weekendlive on Sky News shortly - I'll have the exclusive details with @Fi_Willan next.
#auspol #springst @SkyNewsAust
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State Industry Minister Natalie Hutchins was touted within Labor as a potential replacement / candidate in Maribrynong. I’ve confirmed she won’t run however there’s a focus in the party’s right to ensure the seat dosen’t fall to the control of the left. #springst @SkyNewsAust
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🔴 MAYLANDS (29.3%):
Climate policy expert & former Perth candidate Caroline Perks will join Labor’s Dan Bull in the contest to succeed retiring Labor MLA Lisa Baker.
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The resignation of Pittwater's Liberal MP is confronting news that’s left many of us in shock.
To those asking whether I will run as an Independent again – I’m considering it, and am taking time now to hear what leadership and representation the people of Pittwater want next.
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🔵 CAPRICORNIA (6.6%):
Brisbane-based lawyer Emily Mawson will be the Labor candidate to take on LNP incumbent Michelle Landry at the next federal election.
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Miriam Beswick and Rebekah Pentland have been kicked out of the Jacqui Lambie Network
The JLN has released a statement:
"They will no longer serve as Jacqui Lambie Network Members of Parliament in Tasmania's House of Assembly"
#politas
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Albanese proposes national takeover of Vic federal ALP preselections because of redistribution
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Conservative staffer Zane Basic has been preselected as the Liberal Party's candidate for the federal seat of Mayo, defeating Adelaide City Councillor Henry Davis.
Basic was backed by senator Alex Antic. A win for the Right in the Adelaide Hills @indaily @Preselection_AU
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Excellent: Victorian Electoral Matters committee has recommended abolition of Group Ticket Voting in the upper house, with or without changes to the regional system. #springst
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Incredibly sad statement from Darren Zanow: “There is no proven treatment available to slow the debilitating effects of my condition and the prognosis for me requires that I must turn my attention immediately to the needs of my daughter Lola, 7, and to those of our wider family.”
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Labor's LC ticket won't be finalised until mid-July. If I had to guess today:
1. Jarvis
2. Doust
3. Clohesy
4. Rowe
5. Yang
6. Swinbourn
7. Dawson
8. Makur Chuot
9. O'Donnell
10. Talbot- later replaced by Stratton
11. Cayoun
12. Andric
13. Kaur
14. Carr
15. Caddy
WA Labor's Right faction is set for a resurgence in State Parliament, with three winnable positions up for grabs in preselection. @westaustralian #wapol
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Today, the AEC has released new boundary propositions for Victoria and WA. In this thread, I'll be diving into the big changes in Inner Melbourne and how this affects some of our incumbent MPs and, more importantly, the next election!
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Labor seat of Higgins in inner-east Melbourne to be abolished, new marginally Liberal seat of Bullwinkel to be created in the outer-east suburbs of Perth according to AEC proposals | #6NewsAU