Parties ‘Weaponising’ Taxpayer-Funded Ads

Parties ‘Weaponising’ Taxpayer-Funded Ads
Snow covered hills are seen behind Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch
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Independent Australian MP Helen Haines says it’s disturbing major parties routinely abuse taxpayer-funded advertising and hijack public information campaigns.

The Grattan Institute found nearly one-quarter of the federal government’s annual $200 million advertising outlay was going towards politicised messages.

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