Voters are urged not to fall prey to interference when they cast their votes in federal elections.
The Hubei Association is accused of ties with the United Workfront division of the Communist Party of China (CCP).
The chairman of Hubei Association Ji Jianmin denied involvement from the CCP, saying that both Labour and Greene had approached his group in search of volunteering for campaigns.
Jianmin told Australia that Hotham and Housing Minister Clare O’Neill MPs have cancelled helper calls after Ryan’s volunteer video was released to the public.
He said the Greens have requested 10 volunteers, four of whom are handing out flyers for Greens candidate Bill Kijand, who is finally in the Menzies seat.
The volunteer request was reportedly facilitated by a man who identified himself as a friend of O’Neill through the Hubei Association.
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Teal’s current position, Ryan, said he was unaware that the group that supported her campaign was insisting on links to the CCP.
Voters line up at the voting booth in Brisbane, Australia on May 21, 2022. Dampered/Getty Images
The Australian Election Commission (AEC) confirmed that during the Epoch era, foreign interference and allegations of voting messages were being considered by the Election Integrity Assurance Task Force (EIAT) and that updates will be made in the future.
The EIAT consists of federal agencies accused of protecting the integrity of federal election events, such as foreign interference.
The EIAT warns that people who want to influence how Australians vote and that this comes not only from friends and family, but also from candidates, parties or organizations based locally or overseas.
Voters are urged to stop and consider the information given to them during the election. This is looking for strong emotions and informational words that seem to just tell part of the story.
Concerns have also been raised about the risk of interference from artificial intelligence (AI).
“During the election, people or groups may try to influence the way you vote,” the EIAT statement said.
“You may come across false or misleading information about the voting process.
“You can use AI-generated text, images, videos and audio to deceive where to vote, how to fill out your ballot, or why the process is unreliable.”
I contacted O’Neill and Pheasies for comments.
