Think Tank Warns New ‘Truth in Political Advertising’ Laws Will Smother Debate

Published on March 14, 2024

The Labor government’s proposal to regulate “truth” in political advertising could risk becoming a tool to shut down free debate, a Melbourne-based think tank has argued. The comments came in response to the centre-left government signalling that in 2023 it would consider introducing “truth in political advertising” laws as part of a major shake-up to Australian election rules. Under the proposal, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) would have the power to decide whether electoral advertising was “untrue” or “misleading” and potentially impose fines or criminal charges. It is modelled on the South Australian laws, administered by the AEC, with the committee citing research from the left-leaning Australia Institute on how many voters were exposed to misleading ads in the 2022 election....

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