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On Saturday, John Alexander won back the seat of Bennelong from high profile Labor member Maxine McKew, but what dirty tricks were part of his campaign? At a polling booth in Epping, #ElectionWIRE reporters Austin Mackell and Emma James found someone from the Liberal Party dressed in green and handing out what looked like Greens Party pamphlets which indicated they should preference the Coalition.

In the Queensland electorate of Ryan, electionWIRE’s Elise Worthington found the Liberal Party again responsible for similar dirty tactics and had a chat with Larissa Waters – …

Dodgy dealings at the ballot boxes. Two electionWIRE teams report on underhand tactics

What is a hung parliament anyway? And what happens in the National Tally Room. Here’s an update on all the excitement…

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