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Indigenous leaders welcome dumping of Liberal candidate for racist posts

Paul Lindemann was removed yesterday as Liberal candidate for Williamstown after social media posts about Aboriginal people were uncovered, but he will remain on the ballot sheet because nominations closed on Monday. Grouped from 3 articles across 1 sources.

3 reports1 sourceNov 12, 2026, 2:38 AM
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ABC AustraliaNov 12, 2026, 2:38 AM

Indigenous leaders welcome dumping of Liberal candidate for racist posts

Paul Lindemann was removed yesterday as Liberal candidate for Williamstown after social media posts about Aboriginal people were uncovered, but he will remain on the ballot sheet because nominations closed on Monday.

ABC AustraliaNov 11, 2026, 10:49 PM

Live: Vic Liberals apologise after dumping candidate over anti-Aboriginal comments

The Victorian Liberals are today dealing with the fallout of being forced to dump Williamstown candidate Paul Lindemann over offensive social media posts. Follow live.

ABC AustraliaNov 11, 2026, 8:23 AM

Victorian Liberals dump Williamstown candidate over offensive comments

The Victorian Liberal Party has dumped Williamstown candidate Paul Lindemann over offensive comments it says he made about Indigenous Australians.

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