The federal election campaign has hit its messy middle with candidates being disendorsed, minor parties making plans for government and concerns about the influence of the far right.
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A Liberal candidate has been dumped over anti-Muslim comments he made in a magazine article, while sitting government MPs are at odds over whether they met a far-right extremist at a rally a year ago.
Neil Erikson, who has been convicted and fined for inciting contempt and ridicule of Muslims and has been banned from Twitter and Facebook, claims he met West Australian Liberal MPs Ian Goodenough and Andrew Hastie at a 2018 Perth rally in support of white South African farmers.
While Mr Goodenough says there was an inadvertent encounter, Mr Hastie is confident he didn't meet him.
"I've been in contact with Andrew Hastie and he categorically says that he did not meet that person," minister Alan Tudge told Sky News on Wednesday.
Labor says the pair must give a better explanation.
"They have also got some explaining to do about what they were doing at the rally that Mr Erikson was at, which was something to do with wanting to change Australia's immigration policy so as to give preference on the basis of race to white people," shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus told reporters in Melbourne.
Mr Hastie and Mr Goodenough both posted photos on social media of themselves on stage at the rally.
In Victoria, the Liberals have dumped candidate Jeremy Hearn, who was running against Mr Dreyfus, over an "appalling" anti-Islam rant.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is expected to face more questions about the influence of the far right on the coalition as he campaigns in Perth on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Greens leader Richard Di Natale will front the National Press Club to outline his plans for an anticipated incoming Labor government.
He will point to the minor party's history in working with Julia Gillard when Labor was in power, and say joining forces is the only chance of getting the climate action Australia needs.
"My message to Bill Shorten is that you can't achieve bipartisanship with the Liberals because the Liberals and Nationals can't even agree among themselves," he will say.
"The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) have given us less than 12 years to change course on dangerous climate change that threatens everything about our way of life.
"That's less than four terms of parliament. We can't afford to waste even one."
Mr Tudge said this was another form of extremism and the country did not need another "Labor-Greens alliance".
"It wasn't just a disaster for Julia Gillard, it was a disaster for the nation," he said.
"The Labor Party's policies are bad enough ... You add the Greens with them and we're going to see very significant damage to the economy."
Seven high profile independent candidates have also laid out a climate-focused agenda, signing a joint letter calling for stronger action including stopping the Adani coal mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin.
Mr Shorten is campaigning in South Australia on his plan to create a new renewable energy zone in the state, if Labor wins government on May 18.
Australian Associated Press