Emails reveal One Nation’s last-minute scramble to find candidates

When Rob Sinclair tried to nominate for One Nation in his local electorate they pleaded for him to run in other states

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One Nation was still scrambling to find people to run for this month's federal election just hours before the close of nominations, telling one prospective candidate to leave the electorate he was running in blank" on his form while the party desperately tried to fill seats.

The Guardian can also reveal that several of the candidates chosen to run for the party live in other states from the seat they're standing in, including a husband and wife couple selected to run in separate seats in New South Wales and Victoria.