Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)

And Scott, you would know this because you watch it much closer than I do.

The way that they act in response to the Liberals and One Nation is very different to the way they act in response to Lydia Thorpe or when the Greens do decide to rock up.

They say, I hear your concerns.

It's a good concern.

Yeah, that's interesting.

That's really interesting.

There's been some indications that in Victoria where you're seeing different factions either be like, okay, Jess Wilson is like, our hope for the Liberals being successful, and we want that because they're an establishment, we're tied to them, and others being like, no, no, let's burn it all down.

It's interesting, like, I don't want to do that thing that I do sometimes on the show where I'm like, well, we will write again.

And the figures come, of course, days after independent MP Helen Haynes was deliberately attacked outside her electorate office, prompting Anthony Albanese to consider extra protections for politicians and their staff.

Former Liberal Minister, this is interesting, Alan Tudge says threats against him and his children were deeply destabilising And he criticised the lack of prosecutions, calling for tougher penalties to deter offenders.

Well, the sewage defence has sprung a leak with Anthony Albanese forced to concede.

He got it wrong.

Briefings to MPs and branch members have identified dangerous seats across the Hunter, Central Coast, South West Sydney and Southern New South Wales with Cessnock among those considered most vulnerable.

What about all the Labor... backroom people saying that one nation cannot possibly win seats in southwest sydney well not according to the survey results labor's concerns come as its primary vote sits below 30 with party insiders warning cost of living pressures and voter anger could push people towards one nation even if they don't actually want the party in government mins has acknowledged the threat saying One Nation could emerge as the biggest party outside Labor and that if he loses the election, it will be to Pauline Hanson's party.

I just whiff a very private document being used strategically by the men's government to try and put down the Liberal Party, to dismiss the Liberal Party.

to knock them out of contention.

Might sound like something from a Hollywood movie, but it's real life.

ASIO Chief Mike Burgess has revealed that journalist Shari Markson and former Victorian Liberal Party President Michael Kroger were targeted in sophisticated Iranian intelligence operations.

Now, Shari says in a column she wrote today in The Australian, hackers linked to Iran infiltrated a contact social media account to gain access to her personal emails and while ASIO says Kroger's details appeared on a target list.

It follows Iranian-linked arson attacks on Jewish institutions in Sydney and Melbourne, and now ASIO is warning the regime may be prepared to go even further.

All the best.

Good on you.

Michael Kroger, the former Victorian Liberal Party president and regular on News 24.

And this one by Alana Skibber is titled, Plea for Political Calm After Assault.

A Liberal candidate's husband has suffered facial fractures in an alleged assault involving an election campaign sign that's been described as shocking by Victoria's Premier.

Premier Ben Carroll told reporters yesterday all candidates and family members deserve to be safe leading into the state election.

Standing beside nursing union representatives, Mr Carroll made the remarks as he announced reforms aimed at protecting health care workers from violent patients.

The incident on Sunday involved the husband of Amanda Dow, the Liberals' candidate for the outer suburban seat of Yanyan, a Liberal Party spokesperson said.

We understand Ms Dow's husband approached a member of the public who was removing Liberal Party campaign signage and was allegedly assaulted, the spokesperson said on a late Monday.

He suffered facial injuries and was taken to hospital but was discharged today.

Mr Carroll said the incident was shocking.

Here's what's coming up tonight.

Victorian Liberal leader Jess Wilson is still insisting she won't be involved in any leaders' debate which features One Nation.

Does she have a point or is she just running scared? Neil Young sues Donald Trump for $10 million over unauthorised use of his music.

Apparently nothing's more offensive to a rock star than the possibility of being mistaken for a Republican.

All right, election debates are a pretty important part of democracy and we're supposed to be having one fairly shortly between the contenders of the Victorian state election.

But at the moment, it's a bit uncertain as to who, if anyone, is actually going to take part.

Victorian Liberal leader Jess Wilson says she will participate in the debate, but not if One Nation are involved.

Here's Jess Wilson.

So she was stuffed.

But in terms of where Victoria is, 12 years of Labor government, the word on the street, don't forget about the opinion polls, the word on the street, barbecue stuff at a conversation is about when do we get rid of this government and how quickly can we do it? And can the opposition be a viable alternative? And so far at the moment, the opposition, particularly its leader, Jess Wilson, the Liberal, is actually doing very well.

Not because of their own efforts, I think, not because of their own achievements and their own unity and their own confidence, but because the government is so bad.

This is a classic case, I think, Luke, of governments losing elections rather than oppositions winning them.

Our children will be paying.

Our children's children will be paying.

I think that the Liberals and the Nationals, the coalition, are on a winner here.

The question in my mind is whether it's going to be a majority government or a minority government, depending on one nation.

ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess later confirmed Iran was behind the hacking and that an investigation operation, together with the US Department of Homeland Security, is underway.

ASIO also revealed former Victorian Liberal Party President Michael Kroger has also been a subject of an Iranian cyber operation.

The Greens are pledging tax cuts for workers as the party prepares to unveil its monetary policy today.

David Shoebridge, the new leader, will release the proposal, which would be paid for by new taxes on gas and mining companies worth a combined $45 billion.

Our productivity is a result of us having run bad economic policies, too much spending, too much taxation, too little reform for too long.

The Liberal elder said the federal government had failed to provide incentives for the private sector amid anemic economic growth in the last quarter.

Now get this, public sector workers, all state and federal bureaucrats, plus frontline service workers earn about 11% more than private sector staff.

According to the ABS, with the lanyard class taking an average of $2,263.10 a week compared to $2,034.10 for private workers.

Unbelievable.

Now, look, while we're talking politics, gee, you know who I've been really, really impressed with? And it's no surprise to see her in a premier-in-waiting position.

That's the Victorian Liberal leader, Jess Wilson.

Gee, I think she speaks well.