Published: April 30, 2019
Independent Curtin candidate blames error on ‘inexperience’ after fake polling results published on paper’s front page
An independent candidate vying to fill Julie Bishop’s old seat has apologised for forwarding fake polling to the West Australian newspaper, which prompted a front-page story suggesting she would win a staggering swing of 20%.
Louise Stewart, standing for Curtin, and her campaign team forwarded polling purportedly from professional pollsters ReachTel that showed she was in contention to take the Perth seat of Curtin from the Liberals.
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