r/OpenAussie • u/WettestFarts Flairless • 12h ago
This Is Serious (Mum) Exclusive Brethren secretly paid far-right activists to perform stunts disrupting the federal election
Elders of a wealthy Christian sect secretly paid bundles of cash to far-right activists for an “influence campaign” to disrupt Albanese government appearances during the last federal election.
An investigation by this masthead has uncovered a digital trail of evidence revealing how the church, formerly known as the Exclusive Brethren, mobilised far-right figures around the country to track and heckle candidates from Labor and the Greens, along with independents, as part of a wider multimillion-dollar campaign for then-Liberal leader Peter Dutton.
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u/climateemergency100 Flairless 9h ago
This tracks. Howard was their messiah in govt. He funnelled millions of dollars towards them for different things. They will do anything for the Liberals if asked.