2025-04-30
The Australian Greens Victoria have referred behaviour by volunteers for the Liberal and Libertarian parties to the Victorian Police following a series of incidents at early voting centres.
Police were deployed to the early voting centre in Melton yesterday after incidents involving sexual and racial harassment of Greens volunteers, and have been contacted regarding a second early voting centre in Croydon following a number of threats of violence and intimidating behaviour towards Greens volunteers and Candidate for Deakin, Amy Mills.
Incidents at early voting centres have been individually raised with the Australian Electoral Commission, and with the Liberal Party and relevant candidates prior to contact with police.
Quotes attributable to a Spokesperson from the Victorian Greens:
“We’ve received reports of intimidating and aggressive behaviour, physical threats of violence and both sexual and racial harassment targeted towards Greens volunteers and candidates.
“No one should be confronted with intimidating or aggressive behaviour when volunteering on election day or trying to vote. Aggressive and intimidating behaviour at polling booths is undemocratic and should not be tolerated by any party. The Liberals should have volunteers removed as soon as these serious reports are made.
“Threats of violence towards candidates or volunteers are unacceptable and individual matters have been referred to the police.”