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Missteps of Victorian candidates
Peter Killin, Liberal: seat of Wills
Resigned after endorsing comments about Goldstein MP Tim Wilson describing him as a “notorious homosexual”.
Vaishali Ghosh, Liberal: seat of Wills
Forced to withdraw due to dual citizenship concerns.
Jeremy Hearn, Liberal, seat of Isaacs
Quit after online rant emerged where he attacked Muslims as people of “bad character”.
Helen Jackson, Liberal: Seat of Cooper
Asked to resign because she was ineligible under section 44 due to employment with Australia Post.
Kate Ashmor, Liberal: Seat of Macnamara
Accused her Labor opponent of not being Jewish enough, apologised for comparing Chloe Shorten to a pig in a 2017 social media post, was confronted over old letters she'd written about private schools and childless women.
Luke Creasy, Labor: seat of Melbourne
Apologised for “liking” rape joke on Facebook
Kate Oski, Liberal: seat of Lalor
Forced to withdraw due to dual citizenship concerns.
Gurpal Singh, Liberal: seat of Scullin
Apologised for linking same-sex parenting to paedophilia
Gladys Liu, Liberal: seat of Chisholm
Forced to defend herself from accusations of trans-phobia
Murray Angus, Liberal: seat of Corio
Disendorsed for making positive comments about Labor opponent and unions.
Benjamin Preiss is The Age's regional editor. He was previously state rounds reporter and has also covered education for The Age.Connect via X or email.
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