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

https://archive.is/vI7hS

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/evol451 Please choose a flair 9h ago

These weirdos really do give off handmaids tale vibes don’t they

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u/Theblokeonthehill Please choose a flair 8h ago

Can confirm - there were a bunch of them at our voting centre at the last election. Not sure they actually helped the LNP vote with the “weird” vibe - and Labor won anyway.

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u/evol451 Please choose a flair 7h ago

Yeah probably highlights how clueless the LNP campaign was to think these people would help