ˈælən skˈɑːt, mˌɪliənˈɛɹ tɹˈʌkɪŋ mˈæɡneɪt ænd pˈʌblɪʃɚɹ ʌvðə bˈoːɹdɚ wˈɑːtʃ nˈuːzpeɪpɚ, stˈʊd dˌaʊn ˈɛdɪɾɚ fɹˈæŋk mˈoːɹloʊ ɪnðə fˈaɪnəl wˈiːk ʌvðə kæmpˈeɪn ˈæftɚ ðə bˈoːɹdɚ wˈɑːtʃ ɹˈæn ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ˈɑːɹɾɪkəlz sˈiːn təbi kɹˈɪɾɪkəl ʌvðə lˈɪbɚɹəl pˈɑːɹɾi ænd ɪts kˈændᵻdˌeɪt.
Allan Scott, millionaire trucking magnate and publisher of the Border Watch newspaper, stood down editor Frank Morello in the final week of the campaign after the Border Watch ran a number of articles seen to be critical of the Liberal Party and its candidate.