The Victorian Liberals’ campaign bus was supposed to be a reset. Instead it became the symbol of a rough week
Summary
Victorian Liberal leader Jess Wilson launched a campaign bus after a week of scrutiny over the party’s election costings, media access and debate plans. The bus was intended to reset relations with journalists, but its first outing ended with it reversing into a small business.Key Facts
- Wilson became Victorian Liberal leader a little under a year before the events described.
- At a medical research funding announcement, Wilson took questions for four minutes and 39 seconds before ending the press conference.
- Labor said the Coalition’s election policies would cost $6.35 billion more than the party had disclosed.
- Labor Treasurer Colin Brooks published a booklet alleging that Coalition promises were uncosted or underquoted.
- The article says the Coalition has promised $8 billion in election measures while pledging tax cuts, no cuts to frontline services and a budget surplus by 2032.
- Wilson declined proposals for a leaders’ debate that included One Nation leader Warren Pickering, who the article says was polling around 20% of primary votes.
- Wilson launched the “Jess Express” campaign bus on Friday and held a press conference lasting more than 20 minutes.
- The bus reversed into a small business during its first campaign outing.
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