Candidates fall before election day

Seven candidates have been disendorsed, and one has been referred to police, since the starting gun was fired on the federal election campaign.

Federal election

Source: AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

FEDERAL ELECTION'S EX-CANDIDATES

GONE

* Jeremy Hearn (Liberal, Isaacs) - Facebook slur against Muslims

* Murray Angus (Liberal, Corio) - friendly comments about Labor candidate

* Kate Oski (Liberal, Lalor) - citizenship doubts

* Vaishali Ghosh (Liberal, Wills) - citizenship doubts

* Helen Jackson (Liberal, Cooper) - public servant

* Steve Dickson (One Nation, Queensland Senate) - strip club scandal

* Wayne Kurnoth (Labor, NT Senate) - offensive social media posts

QUESTION MARK

* Rod Culleton (Great Australian Party, WA Senate) - referred to federal police over an alleged false statement denying his bankruptcy


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