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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos

‘Political’ government ads should be probed by integrity agencies, Victorian opposition says

Victorian government advertisement.
The $1.7m Our Fair Share campaign, which ran during the 2019 federal election, was found to have breached laws passed in 2017 to stop public sector agencies publishing political advertising. Photograph: Government of Victoria

Victoria’s opposition is urging the state’s integrity agencies to investigate government advertising campaigns found to be in breach of state laws due to their political nature.

The Victorian auditor general’s office (Vago) report tabled in parliament on Wednesday found the “Our Fair Share” campaign and several Big Build advertisements breached laws passed in 2017 to stop public sector agencies publishing political advertising.

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