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Election review a 'hyper-partisan witch-hunt', Coalition says
Key takeaways
- Opposition politicians say the committee examining last year's election is being used as a "political weapon".
- The Coalition says an inquiry into the 2025 election has become a "partisan witch-hunt" based on religion because of its treatment of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church.
- An interim report from the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters found last year's federal election marked an escalation in antisocial behaviour at polling booths, driven in part by so-called third-party groups.
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Opposition politicians say the committee examining last year's election is being used as a "political weapon". (ABC News: Brendan Esposito)
The Coalition says an inquiry into the 2025 election has become a "partisan witch-hunt" based on religion because of its treatment of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church.
An interim report from the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters found last year's federal election marked an escalation in antisocial behaviour at polling booths, driven in part by so-called third-party groups.
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