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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose

LNP candidate in Queensland referred to federal police for allegedly falsifying address

Boxes of senate ballot papers, ready for polling booths are seen at an Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) warehouse in Queanbeyan
Labor MP for Lilley, Anika Wells, has called on Scott Morrison to ‘disavow’ his LNP candidate Vivian Lobo after reports he provided ‘false evidence’ to AEC. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The Liberal National candidate running in the ultra-marginal Queensland seat of Lilley will “fully cooperate” after being referred to the Australian Federal Police amid allegations he provided a false residential address to the Australian Electoral Commission.

The AEC on Sunday also announced it has referred reports of hundreds of fake campaign signs erected in blue-ribbon Liberal electorates across NSW last week that falsely suggested independent candidates were members of the Greens to the Electoral Integrity Assurance Taskforce.

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