To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly,
It is perfectly legal to publish misleading political advertising in NSW, and it shouldn't be.
Truth in political advertising laws have operated successfully in South Australia for forty years, and were recently adopted in the Australian Capital Territory. Across Australia, businesses are already prohibited from misleading and deceptive conduct in trade and commerce, but the same standard has not been applied to politicians.
The vast majority of NSW residents support laws to regulate misleading political advertising, according to polling research by the Australia Institute.
We therefore ask the Legislative Assembly to call on the Government to legislate truth in political advertising laws before the next election.
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