Wyndham City Council Mayor Josh Gilligan has been suspended from office for one month after an independent arbiter found he engaged in misconduct over a Facebook post targeting former mayor Kim McAliney.

There’s no sign of a boost for the Coalition from Angus Taylor replacing Sussan Ley.

If One Nation numbers translate on election day, it could dramatically alter the distribution of preferences in marginal seats.

In a pointed swipe at Hanson’s long-held position that migrants dissatisfied with Australia should leave, Payman said the same logic could apply to the veteran Queensland senator.

South Australia’s election campaign is officially under way after Premier Peter Malinauskas and Deputy Premier formally received the writs from Government House, signalling the 28-day countdown to the 21 March state election.

“To reduce migrants to people who exist solely to ‘wipe bums’ is offensive and beneath the office of Premier.”

Premier Allan then blew up at the reporter, demanding she immediately retract the accusation and refused to answer any further questions until she did.

“My focus will be on supporting local jobs, strengthening our economy, enhancing workforce opportunities, and ensuring children and families across the Northern Territory are protected and supported.”

“Labor will smile, take a selfie, claim they are concerned about incidents in Parliament, and then, when it matters, they vote with the Greens to abandon multicultural Victorians.”

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson called for a complete ban on their return, saying they “made their bed” by travelling to a war zone to support terrorists and have “no place in our society.”