Australian Electoral Commission revises procedure ahead of federal election with WA election chaos in mind

The Australian Electoral Commission's Phil Diak on the upcoming election: Outfits like GetUp and Advance Australia will need to lodge returns after the election. MORE: https://bit.ly/2VzL5yd #credlin | Peta Credlin

** ELECTORAL INTEGRITY ** Yesterday the Australian Electoral Commission revealed that the Flinders “independent” candidate, was in fact the second highest funded Climate-200-teal in the country. Over two-thirds of the “independent” funds came from vested interests and entities based in Sydney - not from Peninsula locals, as you were told. Last year, the Australian Parliament legislated to put an “stop the billionaire’s arms race in federal elections” - that’s the Government’s words, not mine. |