Voters are the best judge of election lies and should be left to make up their own minds on political advertising, Australia's election watchdog says.

Create a free account to read this article

Login or signup to continue reading

Continue with Email

Continue with Google

Continue with Apple

In recent years, some politicians and advocates have mounted a push for false or misleading ads to be outlawed during election campaigns.

But acting electoral commissioner Jeff Pope says voters are the best regulator of campaign material.

"The voters are the ones that will make up their minds about party worker behaviour and corflutes and how to vote cards," he said.

Mr Pope told a parliamentary hearing into the 2025 federal election in Canberra on Wednesday that Australian Electoral Commiss

See Full Page