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An Auditor-General’s inquiry into the Federal Government’s $100 million, taxpayer-funded community sports grants program – prompted by a photograph of former SA Liberal candidate Georgina Downer with a giant novelty cheque – has revealed political use of the scheme and sparked new calls for a national integrity commission.
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Centre Alliance Mayo MP Rebekha Sharkie’s office continued to engage with a campaign volunteer accused of stalking her Liberal opponent Georgina Downer for at least two days after he informed them he had been charged by police, it has emerged.
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Labor is set to spring a federal election surprise, anointing a 23-year-old cleanskin candidate to take on incumbent Rebekha Sharkie and high-profile Liberal Georgina Downer in Mayo, InDaily has confirmed.
Former Liberal leader Alexander Downer appears to have doubled down on his criticism of voters at the Mayo by-election, penning a column in which he blames the Australian public for 10 years of political turmoil.
Failed Liberal by-election candidate Georgina Downer will face a preselection challenge for Mayo, with a local branch member telling a meeting of party members last night he will contest the ballot.
An adviser to SA Labor frontbencher Katrine Hildyard is set to take on Nicolle Flint in the state’s only marginal federal seat, InDaily understands, as both major parties prepare the ground for a looming general election.
