In June 2012, Google rejected the Australian Sex Party's ads for AdWords and sponsored search results for the July 12 by-election for the state seat of Melbourne, saying the Party breached its rules which prevent solicitation of donations by a website that did not display tax exempt status.
Senior Labor minister Bronwyn Pike successfully held the seat against strong Greens challenges at three subsequent elections, defeating future Greens Senator Richard Di Natale in 2002 and 2006, and prominent lawyer Brian Walters in 2010.
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The electorate has been traditional Labor territory since 1908, but has become increasingly marginal against the Australian Greens since 2002.
A by-election was held for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Melbourne on Saturday 21 July 2012.
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Findley was elected as an Australian Labor Party member for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Melbourne in 1900 but was expelled from parliament soon after on 25 June 1901 for seditious libel as editor of the Toscin for republishing a Dublin Irish People article on King Edward VII.
Throughout the evening, attendees (including representatives from the office of the Member for Melbourne Adam Bandt, and representatives from AusAID, Oxfam Australia, Amnesty International Australia and World Vision Australia) were treated to extraordinary performances from refugee and migrant communities from West Papua, Eritrea, India and South Sudan.