Voter beware: how electoral commissions are powerless to stop deliberately misleading party names

A “Free Palestine” party is registered to contest the Victorian state election in November. The conflict in the Middle East is notoriously complex. But what could be simpler than a single-issue political cause, with such a direct slogan as “Free Palestine”? But here’s the catch. The party was founded by an Israeli-Aus

A political party with a deliberately misleading name has been successfully registered for the Victorian election, aiming to redirect left-wing votes towards parties on the right.