The former One Nation senator Rodney Culleton and Huw Kingston, the independent challenging energy minister Angus Taylor in the New South Wales seat of Hume, have blasted the Australian Electoral Commission for failing to investigate the potential ineligibility of Clive Palmers United Australia party candidates.
Kingston, whose UAP opponent in the seat south of Sydney is under a cloud, suggested it was mad there were no penalties for ineligible candidates, while Culleton, who was elected to the Senate for One Nation but found ineligible, has accused the AEC of bias for not investigating UAP.
The AEC has confirmed to Guardian Australia that all candidates appearing on the ballot paper are eligible for public funding provided they win 4%…
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