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‘Independent’ group Energy for Australians that ran anti-Labor ads received more than $1m from coal lobby

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‘Independent’ group Energy for Australians that ran anti-Labor ads received more than $1m from coal lobby
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Coal Australia denies its donations to the ‘community-driven association’ amount to astroturfing, but critics accuse the group of misleading the public

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An “independent, community-driven association” that ran anti-Labor adverts during the last federal election was entirely funded by a coal industry lobby group, the Guardian can reveal.

Energy for Australians accepted more than $1m from Coal Australia – a group advocating for coal whose members include major miners Yancoal, Peabody, New Hope and Whitehaven.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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