Day 30 cont 🤪⛪️🗳️

“Electronic #billboards urging voters to restore Australia’s spirits and put #Labor last have appeared across crucial electorates, echoing a message by a separatist #ChristianSect campaigning for the #Liberal and #National parties.

This masthead reported on Monday that the #PlymouthBrethrenChristianChurch, formerly known as the #ExclusiveBrethren, dispatched hundreds of its members to pre-polling booths in marginal seats where they have used the slogan: “Make Australia smile again.””

“ASIC records show that #AustralianFirebrand was established in April by an #EdwinaBull, who is listed as authorising the ads under electoral #law. Other #PoliticalAdvertisements from #Firebrand include an ad labelling Prime Minister Anthony Albanese a liar that aired on Sky News and water bottles with anti-Labor messages.

The signs calling on voters to “Make Australia Happy Again” use slightly different language to that of the #brethren’s catchcry, and there is scant information about who is behind them”

#AusPol / #LNP / #Coalition / #religion / #extemism / #elections <https://archive.md/EIEt7> / <https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/christian-sect-s-catchcry-echoes-on-marginal-seat-mystery-billboards-20250429-p5luzb.html> (paywall).