Live: Vic Liberals apologise after dumping candidate over anti-Aboriginal comments

Live: Vic Liberals apologise after dumping candidate over anti-Aboriginal comments

The Victorian Liberals are today dealing with the fallout of being forced to dump Williamstown candidate Paul Lindemann over offensive social media posts. Follow live.

We're bringing you live coverage today from the Victorian state election campaign trail. After a brief pause for Remembrance Day, Labor and the Liberals will resume their election campaigns, travelling across the state in big campaign buses to visit critical electorates. We'll be bringing you any new policy announcements, plus coverage from the day of public hearings in the Big Build royal commission.

In brief

We're bringing you live coverage today from the Victorian state election campaign trail. After a brief pause for Remembrance Day, Labor and the Liberals will resume their election campaigns, travelling across the state in big campaign buses to visit critical electorates. We'll be bringing you any new policy announcements, plus coverage from the day of public hearings in the Big Build royal commission.

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