"[She said], 'oh you're handing out for the Libs, they're disgusting'," she said. "Then she realised the picture was of me and she said 'oh it's you, that's even worse'. "I said 'why?' and she said 'the Libs are refugee abusers and you're disgusting, I can't believe you'd hand out for them'." Loading Replay Replay video Play video Play video Mrs Lindsay said she was shocked by the level of aggression after the woman allegedly kicked over an A-frame poster and broke it. "She just got into my face and was yelling," she said. "She didn't try and hit me or anything, but she certainly took her frustration out on my A-frame. She actually smashed it into two."

The volunteer reported the incident to police who have appealed for public assistance and issued descriptions of two people they would like to question - a woman in her mid 20s, about 165 centimetres tall with an olive complexion and shoulder-length dark hair and a man of Pacific Islander/Maori appearance with a solid build and short dark hair. While the clash might reflect tension over the asylum seeker bill in federal Parliament this week, East Hills was one of the most bitterly fought seats at the last state election. The battle between Liberal MP Glenn Brookes and Labor candidate Cameron Murphy, a lawyer, was marred by a smear campaign in which the latter's election posters were defaced with the words "paedophile lover" in apparent reference to his former role with the NSW Council for Civil Liberties. Former Liberal campaign manager Jim Daniel was later acquitted of distributing unauthorised pamphlets but admitted emailing other denigrating material about Mr Murphy, who is standing for the seat again after narrowly losing in 2015.

Mrs Lindsay said the railway station confrontation was unnecessary and over the top. "People need to be a bit respectful of the volunteers and the candidates that are out there regardless of what team they're on," she said. "We are respectful of people out there and we do want to hear what they've got to say, but you don't need to be aggressive about it." "People need to be a bit respectful of the volunteers and the candidates": Liberal candidate Wendy Lindsay. Credit:NSW Liberal Party Mr Murphy said he was sorry to hear what had happened to Mrs Lindsay but stressed it had nothing to do with the Labor Party. "We need to conduct campaigns in a manner that's filled with dignity and respect," he said.