Sexualised, violent threats: female Victorian MPs fear for their safety as they fight more than just next month’s election

Key points

• Victorian MP Georgie Purcell says threats against her, including sexualised and violent messages on social media, have left her on high alert before the state election. Nationals MP Annabelle Cleeland says she shares her live location with her husband and staff when travelling.
• Police say they are working on a centralised process to monitor threats against MPs. Premier Ben Carroll met police, the electoral commissioner and his cabinet on Wednesday to discuss stronger safety measures.
• MPs are due at a police briefing on Friday.