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Diver dies The death of a diver allegedly hit by a speed boat sparked an overnight search for the boat driver. A man was arrested in Mordialloc on May 6 in relation to the alleged incident. See story Page 3. Picture: Gary Sissons

Liberals cut ties with Isaacs candidate Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au THE Liberal Party have disendorsed candidate Jeremy Hearn for the seat of Isaacs in the 18 May federal election. The move came after anti-Islam comments posted online by Mr Hearn were uncovered. Mr Hearn had his endorsement can-

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celled on 1 May after his comments directed at Muslims were unearthed and published in a front page Herald Sun story. The comments were first published by Mr Hearn on the website of conservative magazine Quadrant. “How can a person holding such beliefs honestly swear allegiance to the Queen and her government in Australia,” Mr Hearn wrote.

“No oath of allegiance from a person following such an ideology can or should be accepted by the Australian government under the current law. They are clearly people of bad character.” The deadline for nominations has passed, meaning the Liberal Party cannot select a new candidate for the federal election. Mr Hearn’s name will appear on the ballot paper as

the Liberal candidate, but he will not have access to the party’s resources. The News contacted Mr Hearn for comment. Mr Hearn was preselected by the Liberals to contest Isaacs in midMarch. He had previously contested for preselection in the seat of Higgins. The seat of Isaacs is currently held by Labor MP Mark Dreyfus, who

retained it at the last election with a healthy margin of 5.73 per cent. Mr Dreyfus called Mr Hearn’s comments “sickening” and “islamophobic.” “What’s extraordinary is that Jeremy Hearn was ever selected by the Liberal Party of Australia to run for a federal seat,” he said. “This man should never have been preselected by a mainstream policial party in Australia in the first place.”

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