UAP candidate plans to sue party over campaign costs it won’t reimburse

Jamal Daoud claims United Australia party mismanagement' forced him to pay for election materials in Sydney seat of Reid

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A disgruntled United Australia party candidate has vowed to sue the party claiming its mismanagement" forced him to spend thousands on campaign material which it now refuses to reimburse.

Jamal Daoud, who ran for the UAP in the inner-west Sydney seat of Reid, revealed on social media on Thursday that he was in the process of suing" and encouraged other candidates to come forward in the hope of starting a class action.

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