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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Smee Queensland state correspondent

Liberal-aligned thinktank running anti-Greens ads received $600,000 from coal industry in Queensland election

A screenshot of the Australian Institute for Progress's 'Can You Afford the Greens?' election advertisement
The Australian Institute for Progress's 'Can You Afford the Greens?' election advertisement targets voters’ fear of increased rents. Photograph: Australian Institute for Progress

A Liberal-aligned thinktank running last-minute anti-Greens advertisements targeting young voters received more than $600,000 from the coal industry during last year’s Queensland election, disclosures show.

On Monday evening, the Australian Institute for Progress released a “Can you afford the Greens?” video advertisement pushing claims, based on its own commissioned research, that the Greens’ housing policies would lead to increased rents.

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