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Rightwing provocateur’s plan to register ‘Free Palestine party’ renews concern over Victoria’s voting system

Labor under pressure to scrap group voting tickets as Avi Yemini details plan to funnel votes to conservative parties at state election

The Guardian - AU

Suspected postal vote tampering in two Melbourne council elections referred to police

Victorian Electoral Commission says high number of multiple returned votes detected in Knox and Whittlesea city councils

The Guardian - AU

Former councillor spared jail for vote tampering

A man who tampered with 23 postal ballots to help elect himself to a local council seat has been fined $20,000 and avoided prison for the crime.

AAP

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'Pay 400b or fail' college accusation

The Vocational Education Commission (VEC) has begun an investigation into accusations that a teacher at Roi Et Technical College gave every student in his class an F in a test and demanded money to change it.

Bangkok Post

Victorian Electoral Commission wants power to issue on-the-spot fines at polling booths

VEC will recommend introduction of the penalties for candidates and party workers after complaints increased threefold at last election

The Guardian - AU

AFL legend charged with assaulting election worker

Former AFL star Tony Liberatore will contest assault charges after being accused of attacking an election worker on the eve of the Victorian poll.

AAP

Votes tampered with in Melbourne council poll: tribunal

Milad El-Halabi benefited from vote tampering and was not duly elected as a Melbourne councillor during local elections in 2020, a tribunal has declared.

AAP

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Victorian election result closer to being finalised as preferences distributed by VEC

Labor could have as many seats in the Victorian lower house as it did in the 2018 "Danslide" election, with its victory in Northcote taking the party to 53 MPs in the legislative assembly.

ABC News

Seizures, deaths, depopulation: CheckMate looks into claims made in new anti-vax film Died Suddenly

A new conspiracy-laden film that baselessly alleges COVID-19 vaccines are causing large numbers of deaths has been viewed more than 10 million times in 10 days.

ABC News

John Pesutto clinches Hawthorn victory, paving way for Victorian Liberal leadership bid

Mr Pesutto is roughly 1,000 votes ahead of teal independent Melissa Lowe, as the former shadow attorney-general prepares for a tilt at the party leadership.

ABC News

Victorian election result tightens in Preston as several Melbourne seats remain too close to call

Around half a dozen Victorian lower house seats remain too close to call, as a tight count in Melbourne's north could put an independent challenger in striking distance of a seat in Labor's heartland.

ABC News

Liberal candidate Bill Tilley denies using aggressive language against independent in Benambra seat stoush

The Liberal Party candidate for the seat of Benambra has been accused of using "threatening and intimidating language and behaviour" towards another candidate for the seat.

ABC News

Victorian Electoral Commission limits campaigners at booth over 'poor behaviour' ahead of state election

The electoral commission limits the number of campaigners allowed at a pre-polling booth in Melbourne's north-west over concerns about poor behaviour and intimidation.

ABC News

‘We are safe’: Matthew Guy seeks a reset in final days of Victorian election campaign

Opposition leader launches ‘real solutions plan’ to the Liberal party faithful after days of controversy

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The Conversation

Victorian Liberals embarrassed by extremists within: how does this keep happening?

By rights, Victorians marking their ballot papers in the 2022 election this week should be casting judgment on the unprecedented emergency powers enforced during the COVID-19 crisis, while also evaluating the health, education and economic policies put forward in Australia’s second-most-populous state.

AAP

Vic Libs candidate distanced from party

A week out from election day, the Victorian Liberals have moved to distance themselves from an upper house candidate over her links to a controversial church.

ABC News

Victorian Liberals accuse electoral commission of 'interference' over investigation comments

The opposition is accusing the Victorian Electoral Commission of interfering in the state election and says the body's public comments compromised its independence and "damaged public trust".

The Guardian - AU

Victoria’s state election campaign has become hideously ugly. What happened to the battle of ideas?

There have been Ibac referrals, legal challenges and revelations about backroom dealings – and that was just in a few hours on Thursday

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Vic Libs leader, VEC at odds over probe

The Victorian Electoral Commission and Liberal Leader Matthew Guy are at odds over a donation-based investigation referred to the corruption watchdog.

ABC News

VCAT overturns Victorian Electoral Commission's decision to reject how-to-vote cards from independent candidates

Three Victorian independent candidates have scored an early election win, after a decision by the electoral commission to reject their how-to-vote cards was overturned.

The Guardian - AU

Liberal claims of Victorian teals acting as a ‘party’ dismissed as ‘vexatious’ by Climate 200

Two independent candidates say the complaint to the state’s electoral commission is ‘unfounded’

The Guardian - AU

Matthew Guy and his former chief of staff referred to Ibac over $100k payments plan

Victorian Electoral Commission has ‘not received full cooperation’ in its attempt to investigate the issue

The Guardian - AU

Victoria election 2022: teal candidates launch legal action over rejected how-to-vote cards

Victorian Electoral Commission says all boxes next to candidates’ names should be numbered on the cards

ABC News

Here's everything you need to know about voting in Victoria's state election

Here's everything you'll need to know to follow the new seat boundaries and make your vote count.

ABC News

Victorian independent candidate considering legal action against VEC over how-to-vote cards

Independent candidate Felicity Frederico is threatening to take Victoria's electoral commission to court over a disagreement over how to vote cards. Ms Frederico has been advised that her how-to-vote cards could not be used on election day due to blank preference boxes next to candidate names.

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