Conservative activist group Advance says it distributed flyers attacking an independent candidate before the start of this year’s federal election campaign to avoid a ban on misleading campaign material once the poll has been called.
Conservative activist group Advance says it has distributed the flyer to the entire electorate of Wannon , in western Victoria.Both the Liberal Party and conservative activist group Advance have distributed flyers suggesting independent candidate Alex Dyson is a Green in disguise.
The flyers feature a digitally altered image of Alex Dyson, a former Triple J presenter running as an independent in the Victorian seat of Wannon, ripping open his shirt to reveal a T-shirt featuring the official logo of The Greens.The flyer mirrors posters and billboards Advance produced "Yes, this flyer was distributed to the entire electorate of Wannon before the issue of writs so there could be no question it is in conformity with the law.""It is not misleading. Alex Dyson calls himself an independent, but his political beliefs align so perfectly with The Greens, he may as well be one," the statement said.
The group did not directly respond to questions about whether the donation undermined its claim of independence. "This blatant getting around the rules through loopholes needs to be rectified because we are finding that organisations are exploiting whatever loopholes they can find," she said.
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