Major parties stare down election eligibility questions in two Victorian marginal seats

Labor denies Deakin candidate Shireen Morris has dual citizenship while Liberals say Higgins’ Katie Allen has resigned from her research role

The major parties are defending their candidates in two key Victorian marginal seats after concerns were raised about the eligibility of Labor’s Shireen Morris in Deakin and Liberal Katie Allen in Higgins.

Labor has rejected a Liberal threat to challenge Morris on the basis she may have Fijian citizenship, while the Liberals have revealed Allen quit a research role before nominating to avoid a pecuniary interest in commonwealth grants.

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