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Dominic Giannini

UNCOVERED: Push to ban sneaky move politicians use to scrape data | History Defined

MP Kate Chaney wants to ban parties from using a 'dodgy' practice to get hold of voters' data. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Politicians harvesting Australians' data through opaque postal voting application letters could be a thing of the past if independents have their way.

Independent MP Kate Chaney is pushing to ban political parties from mailing postal ballot applications that trick Australians into thinking their data is being sent to the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) directly.

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