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☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>Day 12 cont 💰 👮‍♂️ 👨‍⚖️</p><p>The <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> have a <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/candidate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>candidate</span></a> problem continued: </p><p>“The <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Coalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coalition</span></a>’s (<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LNP</span></a>) election campaign is being dogged by a lengthening list of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/CandidateIssues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CandidateIssues</span></a>, the latest revelation that the contender (<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/JeffreyKidney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeffreyKidney</span></a>) for the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a> seat of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Wills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wills</span></a> pleaded <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/guilty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guilty</span></a> to obtaining financial advantage by <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/deception" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deception</span></a> and was ordered to pay <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/fines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fines</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/compensation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compensation</span></a> worth more than $10,000.”</p><p>The poor quality of candidates is beginning to bite the Liberals. </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/PeterDutton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterDutton</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Leichhardt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leichhardt</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Bradfield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bradfield</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Kooyong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kooyong</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://archive.md/V0FK2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/V0FK2</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>&gt; / &lt;<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/another-liberal-candidate-under-pressure-as-candidate-vetting-questioned-20250407-p5lpw6.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">smh.com.au/politics/federal/an</span><span class="invisible">other-liberal-candidate-under-pressure-as-candidate-vetting-questioned-20250407-p5lpw6.html</span></a>&gt; (paywall)</p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>Day nine cont</p><p>AFR, MAR27th, “Oxford-educated renter brings <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Millennial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Millennial</span></a> edge to Kooyong battle”</p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Kooyong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kooyong</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberal</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/rent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rent</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/property" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>property</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://archive.md/VNpTL" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/VNpTL</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>&gt; / &lt;<a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/oxford-educated-renter-brings-millennial-edge-to-kooyong-battle-20240326-p5ff8y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">afr.com/politics/federal/oxfor</span><span class="invisible">d-educated-renter-brings-millennial-edge-to-kooyong-battle-20240326-p5ff8y</span></a>&gt; (paywall)</p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>Day nine cont: The Opposition has a <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/candidate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>candidate</span></a> problem. </p><p>Not enough diversity. Amelia is a good candidate, The <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AFR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFR</span></a> describes Amelia as bringing, a “<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Millennial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Millennial</span></a> edge”. Right pedigree (Dicks Grand niece), <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/OxfordUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OxfordUniversity</span></a> educated, lives locally. The problem, I’m a renter …and I’m also a home owner that I failed to disclose. </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Kooyong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kooyong</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberal</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/rent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rent</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://archive.md/zspBW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/zspBW</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>&gt; / &lt;<a href="https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/amelia-hamer-pitched-herself-as-a-renter-she-owns-two-investment-properties-20250404-p5lp8f.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theage.com.au/politics/federal</span><span class="invisible">/amelia-hamer-pitched-herself-as-a-renter-she-owns-two-investment-properties-20250404-p5lp8f.html</span></a>&gt;</p>
💧 simon holmes à court<p>how it started… how it’s going… two elections in a row, the liberal candidate has been a last minute no-show for the <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23kooyong" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kooyong</a> climate forum. too afraid to address the community in the town hall where sir robert menzies once proudly stood.</p>