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Lucinda Garbutt-Young and Andrew Brown

EXPLAINED: Calls for probe into christian sects election role | Vintage Vibes

An inquiry is probing claims of political interference from a church group whose members don't vote. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Interference in the last federal election by members of a Christian sect has been labelled as damaging to democracy, despite a church leader denying the organisation had any coordinated part in campaigns.

Multiple candidates during the 2025 election reported unusually large numbers of Liberal volunteers manning pre-poll booths, particularly in marginal seats.

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