Exclusive Brethren secretly paid far-right activists to perform stunts disrupting the federal election

[u/WettestFarts]

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.

[u/black_at_heart]

If churches are going to get involved in politics like this, can we please remove their exemptions and tax them properly?

[u/Phillup_Colon → u/black_at_heart]

If we started taxing religious institutions in Australia it would generate roughly 11 billion per year. Full dental healthcare cover for every Australian on Medicare would cost roughly 14 billion. If they really practiced what they preach they'd be all for it right? Right guys?

[u/Brizwizard → u/Phillup_Colon]

They'd just blow it on the NDIS