Breaking: Victorian Liberals dump Williamstown candidate over offensive comments - ABC News & Headlines - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Paul Lindemann steps down from Liberal ticket

Paul Lindemann is no longer on the ticket. The Liberals have confirmed the decision. Victorian Liberals dropped him after private Facebook posts. Party leaders called the comments disrespectful. Voters in Williamstown demanded his removal. Major newspapers in Victoria reported the story on Tuesday.

ABC News, The Age, and Herald Sun published the story. ABC News reported again the next day on Wednesday. Lindemann faced a claim that he upset a young basketball player. The party ran candidate checks before the vote.

“ABC News, The Age, and Herald Sun published the story,” — Lena Ostrowski, economic affairs editor at Keston Bury Advisory, commented.

Timeline

Nov 10 — Paul Lindemann is no longer on the ticket....

Nov 11 — The party ran candidate checks before the vote....

Reader Poll: Do you expect this story to develop further? — 53% of Lug-camp-2010 readers said yes.

This story has been closely followed by our readers since Nov 9. The Keston Bury Advisory desk continues tracking updates and will publish follow-ups across the region.

What's next: An official statement is expected by Tuesday, Nov 17.

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Editor's note: this report was prepared by the Keston Bury Advisory desk and last updated 16:52 UTC.

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