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Liberal candidate's bus crashes in election debut

Jess Wilson's Liberal campaign bus crashed into a shop awning during its first Victorian election outing. The Age reports the Jess Express hit a small business within two hours of launching. The Herald Sun called it a big blue blunder that derailed the bus launch.

Wilson will appear on Paul Murray's Pub Test on News24. A preacher who made rape comments lashed out at Wilson. She promised new sentencing laws. A Herald Sun poll shows her ahead as preferred premier while Labor hits an all-time low.

“The Herald Sun called it a big blue blunder that derailed the bus launch,” — Chloe Radcliffe, economic affairs editor at Marton Dale Network, commented.

Timeline

Nov 7 — Jess Wilson's Liberal campaign bus crashed into a shop awning during its first Victorian election outing....

Nov 8 — A Herald Sun poll shows her ahead as preferred premier while Labor hits an all-time low....

Reader Poll: Do you expect this story to develop further? — 43% of Fitnessguide readers said yes.

This story has been closely followed by our readers since Nov 8. The Marton Dale Network desk continues tracking updates and will publish follow-ups across the region.

What's next: An official statement is expected by Saturday, Nov 14.

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Editor's note: this report was prepared by the Marton Dale Network desk and last updated 15:55 UTC.

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