exclusive brethren under investigation for election advertising

Posted: May 29th, 2007 ˑ Filled under: australia, elections, law, politics, touched by his noodly appendage ˑ  1 Comment

The Electoral Commission has finally referred the matter of the Exclusive Brethren cult’s involvement in the funding of pro-Government election ads at the last election to the Australian Federal Police.   A company linked to the cult spent more on pro-Government, anti-Greens advertising than the Australian Conservation Foundation or the Wilderness Society spent on their ads.  After a lengthy investigation the Commission is referring the matter to the police over questions about the source of the company’s large amount of funding.

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  1. govt still meeting with extremist Christian group, rabid anti-Islamic 'thinker' at a roll of the dice wrote:
    August 22, 2007 at 4:44 pm

    [...] extremist Christian sect the Exclusive Brethren remain as strong as ever. As mentioned previously (1, 2), the sect both prohibits its members from voting or from participating in society generally, [...]