The Latest Breaking News from Matthew Sheahan

‘Not our friends’: Victorian Coalition warns Advance’s ‘bizarre’ AI campaign may cost it majority government

Rightwing lobby group, which says state poll is trial run for next federal election, accused of undermining Victorian Liberal messaging

The Guardian - AU · Oct 18

Tony Abbott to step down from Advance role when elected Liberal party federal president

Liberal insiders concerned former PM could pull party even further to the right by appointing Advance allies to prominent positions

The Guardian - AU · May 28

Liberal MPs speak up about ‘disturbing’ Advance campaign against ‘mass immigration’

Several MPs say the activist group’s advertising push is becoming a problem for the party because ‘you cannot win from the margins’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2025

Advance Australia doubled donations to raise nearly $5m ahead of voice to parliament referendum

Documents lodged with corporate regulator also show the rightwing advocacy group spent $3.4m campaigning against Indigenous voice proposal

The Guardian - AU · Nov 9, 2023