Tim Wilson urges scrutineers to ‘knock out informal votes’ for Zoe Daniel in leaked WhatsApp messages

15/05/2025 04:55 The Guardian

Liberal candidate tells supporters in chat called ‘Goldstein blue tsunami’ that narrowing vote highlights ‘EXTREME necessity for scrutineers to be available’Australia news live: latest politics and federal election updatesFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Liberal candidate Tim Wilson has urged his scrutineers in Goldstein to “knock out informal votes being counted” for his independent rival Zoe Daniel, warning that her team has done this “with extreme precision” against him this week as the contest tightened.Wilson was declared the projected winner of Goldstein last week, a seat he lost at the 2022 election, but the gap in votes narrowed considerably on Thursday, with the former assistant minister now leading by just 294 votes.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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