Stop the lies Bill

[Kyptastic]

Political campaign lies to be outlawed (if they’re definitely lies)

A new unit inside the Australian Electoral Commission would be tasked with adjudicating on the truthfulness of election advertisements.

www.theage.com.au

Looks like a step in the right direction, although need to see the details before we'll know if it'll be effective

 

[Northalives]

The AEC has some powers to stop misleading advertising during election campaigns but nothing like Steggal advocates.

Whilst such laws would be good, I don't know how they would be arbitrated.

What I believe is desperately needed is for the media corporations to follow their own published codes of truthful journalism under threat of severe sanctions.

Currently, they don't give a rat's arse about their own "codes of conduct" and they should become legislated mandates. That's where the problem lies I believe.