Clay Lucas

Victoria hot seats LIVE results: AEC vote count updates for Goldstein, Kooyong, Wills and all key Melbourne electorates; Monique Ryan and Amelia Hamer; Zoe Daniel and Tim Wilson; Peter Khalil and Sama... Follow our rolling in-depth coverage of Victoria’s crunch seats that could decide the election.

I spent the last six weeks in the federal electorate of Wills and it was fascinating ride. Last blog here:

Final dispatch from Wills: Gaza, a shifting electorate, and a man in homemade armour

Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Far-right agitators crash Kooyong forum, police called after clash with attendees; Anti-lockdown campaigner rebuked at Kooyong refugee forum Follow our rolling in-depth coverage of key Victorian seats in this federal election campaign.

Far-right agitators crash Kooyong forum, police called after clash with attendees.

Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Liberal candidate keeps Def Leppard beat; Abbott finds a road bump in Wannon Follow our in-depth coverage of key electorates with on-the-ground reporting of all the candidates moves.

Many thanks to a Bluesky user for pointing this out about Liberal Party candidate Jeff Kidney.

Pour Some Votes on Me: Elusive Wills candidate skips forums, keeps Def Leppard beat

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For the next 5 weeks of the federal election, I'm covering the seat of Wills in Melb's north. If you're in Wills, please send me any tips, stories, policies or gossip as we count down to May 3. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed... #2025Election #AustraliaVotes2025 #AusVotes #AusVotes2025 #AusElection25

Gone in 52 seconds: Inside Australia’s telehealth injectables gold rush Australia’s booming $4 billion injectables market is driven by doctors issuing scripts via telehealth in consults that sometimes last under one minute. Critics warn patient safety may be at risk.

Our story today on the cosmetic injectables industry. The video in particular is worth a watch. www.theage.com.au/national/gon... #cosmeticinjectables @theageaustralia.bsky.social

‘Parasites’, ‘cowboys’: The carbon companies dividing rural Australia Carbon developers descended on rural Australia 10 years ago promising big money and an easy fix to complex problems. Today, farmers are crying foul.

Last year, we published an investigation about carbon companies locking traditional owners into bad deals. Since then, we’ve found landholders right around the country have come to regard these companies as “parasites”, “cowboys” and “predators”. www.theage.com.au/national/par...

Bike bridges were built months ago but are still closed The bridges over Footscray Road and Dynon Road remain fenced off, forcing cyclists to stay on dangerous roads.

Excellent story by @sophieaubrey.bsky.social on the West Gate Tunnel cycling infrastructure finished months ago but not yet open to cyclists. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

Trump’s reelection has enabled Dutton the chance to play his role of a lifetime The Coalition’s failure to release a single fully costed, credible policy shows just how lucky Peter Dutton believes himself to be.

This excellent Nikki Savva op ed seems as good a place to start posting as any in here. www.theage.com.au/politics/fed... #auspol