Coal industry body denies election 'astroturfing' claim Coal Australia says it has nothing to hide following revelations it provided funding for a group that ran attack ads against Greens, Labor and teal candidates. AAP · Feb 16
Donors gave $131m before Australia’s 2025 election. Here’s who they are Mining, resources and big fossil fuels donated more than $10m, or $62m if Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy donation to his Trumpet of Patriots party is included The Guardian - AU · Feb 5
Campaign group behind attack ads on Labor, Greens and teal candidates was funded by coal industry lobby Australians for Prosperity received most of its funding last financial year from Coal Australia, according to disclosures made to the Australian Electoral Commission The Guardian - AU · Feb 3
‘We have destroyed the Greens’: third-party groups spent millions on ads to influence Australian voters. Some claim it worked Money can buy people’s attention, one campaigner says, and if you ‘slap them in the face enough with a message, it’ll stick’ The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2025
What political ads are Australians seeing online? Astroturfing, fake grassroots groups, and outright falsehoods In the lead-up to the 2025 Australian federal election, political advertising is seemingly everywhere. The Conversation · Apr 28, 2025
Train takes, diss tracks and TikTok clips: politicians pull out the stops to win over gen Z voters Analysis by marketing firm finds Albanese far outpacing rivals on TikTok engagement. Also: leaders drawn to the marginals; and FriendlyJordies hits back The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2025