Rape and Death Threats: Son of Former Teal MP Tells Inquiry of Abuse During Elections

Arkin Daniel-Reid tells MPs of death threats, stalking, and doxing during the 2025 campaign, urging tougher rules to protect candidates and their families.

"Teal" Independent Goldstein Zoe Daniel (L) speaks to voters at a pre-polling centre in Hampton in Melbourne, Australia, on May 18, 2022. Daniel Pockett/Getty Images

The son of former independent MP Zoe Daniel has delivered a personal and emotional account of the threats, stalking, and intimidation his family endured during the 2025 federal election campaign.

Appearing before the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, Arkin Daniel-Reid said aggression and intimidation “followed us everywhere” as his mother re-contested the seat of Goldstein, which she ultimately lost to Liberal candidate Tim Wilson.