Matt Trihey of the “National Workers Alliance” at a pre polling booth in Brighton on Friday.

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The three men set up loudspeakers directly across from the polling station at St Stephen’s Church.

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Clare O’Neil and Anthony Albanese.

Taskforce to investigate polling recruits for Clare O’Neil and Monique Ryan

The AEC is looking into claims the office of the housing minister requested campaign volunteers linked to an association with ties to Beijing.

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Monique Ryan’s campaign staff and volunteers prepare pre-poll and election-day material.

Party atmosphere without the party machine:The army behind the teals

This election,the teals are highly organised,looking to cement their position by winning a further term while holding true to their promise of a “new way” of doing politics.

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Monique Ryan volunteers.

Election watchdog opens probe into Monique Ryan volunteer video

The video shows two people in Ryan campaign T-shirts handing out the teal MP’s how-to-vote cards and saying they were directed to vote for her by groups with links to the Chinese Communist Party.

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Monique Ryan volunteers.

Watch:Group with historical CCP links ‘required’ Chinese Australians to vote for Ryan

In the video,volunteers in campaign T-shirts say they were required to vote for the teal MP by the Hubei Association.

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Video shows man removing Liberal branding from truck that hit voting centre

Pre-polling elsewhere around the country went smoothly as volunteers converged on polling centres and a teal candidate faced down Sky News.

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The surgeon was seen ripping down and then stomping on the poster.

Surgeon under investigation over ‘chilling’ video of him tearing down teal’s corflute

Melbourne surgeon Greg Malham said he was “deeply sorry” and that there was no excuse for his actions,as an investigation is launched by the health regulator.

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The surgeon was seen ripping down and then stomping on the poster.

‘Chilling’ video shows surgeon stomping on Monique Ryan corflute

A Melbourne surgeon has admitted tearing down the election sign before tutoring men in how to “bury the body”,outraging anti-violence campaigners and politicians.

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Campaign corflutes damaged in marginal electorate in the run up to this year’s federal election.

Torched,defaced,smeared:have Australia’s corflute wars gone too far?

Candidates in marginal electorates have reported a high number of incidents with campaign posters being torn down,or worse.

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