Casualties of the election campaign

THE FEDERAL ELECTION: CANDIDATES WHO HAVE FALLEN BY THE WAYSIDE

LABOR

CHRISTIAN KUNDE, June 20: Resigns from the safe Liberal NSW seat of Farrer after a report he defended a senior member of the extremist Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir and compared gay marriage with incest.

NOVA PERIS, May 24: Quits as Senate candidate in the Northern Territory citing family reasons, later saying "until you are an Aboriginal person do not criticise me for the decisions I have made".

CHRIS BROWN, May 11: Dumped as candidate for Fremantle for not disclosing assault and drink-driving convictions dating back 30 years.

COALITION

JOHN HSU, June 11: Resigns as Liberal candidate for safe Labor Victorian seat Calwell after report he owned a Melbourne brothel and hadn't declared it as a business interest when applying for party endorsement.

CAROLYN CURRIE, May 25: Quits as candidate for the safe Labor NSW seat of Whitlam, the former merchant banker comparing herself to US presidential hopeful Donald Trump in having to self-fund her campaign.

SHERRY SUFI, May 20: Resigns as Liberal candidate for Fremantle after a string of embarrassments, the last being taped using crude sexual language while mocking his former boss.