6 News to host debate for New South Wales Senate candidates
- 6 News Australia
- 3 days ago
- 1 min read
It's the fourth debate held so far during the federal election campaign.
Four key candidates running for the Senate in New South Wales will appear in a debate hosted by 6 News on Tuesday, 15 April.
Miles Hunt (Legalise Cannabis), Craig Kelly (Libertarian), Lyle Shelton (Family First) and Warwick Stacey (One Nation) will debate key issues facing Australians. The Animal Justice Party's Emma Kerin was invited but unable to participate, while the Jacqui Lambie Network's Glenn Kolomeitz did not respond to repeated inquiries.
The debate will be streamed live on 6 News from 7pm AEST, and available to watch on-demand the moment it concludes.
Senate debates have already been held in Queensland, South Australia and Victoria. One Nation has appeared in all three, Legalise Cannabis and the Libertarians in two each and Family First in one. The Jacqui Lambie Network's Rex Patrick appeared in the SA debate, and the Victorian Socialists' Jordan van den Lamb were in the Victorian debate.
Legalise Cannabis was scheduled to appear in the SA debate until lead candidate Dianah Walter left the party and ran as an 'SA Matters' independent candidate (Walters withdrew from the campaign on 3 April, citing an "unexpected health issue").
6 News hopes to hold Senate debates in Western Australia and Tasmania, with updates to come. Live election night coverage will begin at 6pm AEST on Saturday, 3 May.