Original article by Dan Jervis-Bardy
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 1-Jul-26

The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters has made 14 recommendations in the interim report of its 2025 federal election review. Amongst other things, the inquiry has proposed a new mandatory code of conduct for all participants at polling places; this includes so-called ‘third party’ campaigners such as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church and the Advance lobby group. The committee is chaired by Labor MP Jerome Laxale, who says the conduct of some third parties at the 2025 election felt like an assault on democracy; he adds that many voters had reported "unsafe and intimidatory experiences" at polling places in targeted electorates.

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AUSTRALIA. JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON ELECTORAL MATTERS, PLYMOUTH BRETHEN CHRISTIAN CHURCH, ADVANCE, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY