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Australia’s major parties ‘weaponising’ taxpayer-funded ads for political gain, report finds


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One-quarter of federal government’s $200m advertising budget going towards politicised messaging, Grattan Institute says

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Major parties routinely abuse taxpayer-funded advertising, co-opting public information campaigns for political purposes, a report says.

The Grattan Institute report found nearly one-quarter of the federal government’s annual $200m advertising outlay went towards politicised messages.

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