Campaign catchup 2019: candidates crash out over comments

Day 20: party vetting process falls short as Liberal and Labor candidates exposed for offensive posts on social media

Given how the day panned out, it was probably apposite that the energy minister, Angus Taylor, gave himself a herogram to keep collective morale high. (“Fantastic. Great move. Well done Angus”). The brief self-care, quickly deleted, was followed by the inevitable crash. There is always a moment in a federal campaign where poorly vetted candidates start to explode – and on Wednesday that moment was duly reached. The sound of exploding was heard around the land.

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