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Coal Australia Funds $135K Anti-Labor Ads in 2025 Election

4/19/2026

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Guardian reports an independent association ran anti-Labor ads during the 2025 federal election funded by Coal Australia.
Coal Australia spent $135,620 on 62 Facebook ads, reaching over 3.5 million viewers.
The ads urged voters to switch off Labor and blamed high energy costs.
Claire Snyder of Climate Integrity criticized the lack of funding-source transparency.
Coal Australia said its donations aimed to promote factual energy-policy debate and denied astroturfing.

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Guardian reports an independent association ran anti-Labor ads during the 2025 federal election funded by Coal Australia.
Coal Australia spent $135,620 on 62 Facebook ads, reaching over 3.5 million viewers.
The ads urged voters to switch off Labor and blamed high energy costs.
Claire Snyder of Climate Integrity criticized the lack of funding-source transparency.
Coal Australia said its donations aimed to promote factual energy-policy debate and denied astroturfing.