New bill tabled to bring ‘much-needed accountability’ to political advertising

Kalila Welch

November 13, 2023 2:39

Teal MP Zali Steggall has today introduced a new bill to parliament aimed at bringing greater integrity to Australia’s political advertising.

The Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Voter Protections in Political Advertising) Bill 2023 comes off growing calls for reform in political advertising in recent years. These calls only grew louder off the back of widespread accusations of mis and disinformation during the recent Voice to Parliament Referendum.

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Kalila Welch

Kalila Welch joined the Mumbrella editorial team in November 2021. She took a brief career break in mid 2023 to complete her Masters of Journalism before returning to Mumbrella for a year.

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New bill tabled to bring ‘much-needed accountability’ to political advertising

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