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Plymouth Brethren and Advance to appear before Electoral Matters Committee

Parliament of Australia

Representatives of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church and Advance will appear at a public hearing of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters on 21 August 2026.

The Committee Chair, Mr Jerome Laxale MP said, ‘The Committee continues to gather information relating to the conduct of the 2025 federal election, including engagement by third parties. Transparency is one of the pillars of our democracy, and voters deserve to know who is involved in campaigning at our polling booths.’

‘I thank the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church and Advance for confirming their upcoming attendance to provide evidence to the Committee as we further consider these important issues’ concluded Mr Laxale.

The program for the hearing will be advertised on the Committee’s public hearings webpage. The hearing will be broadcast live at aph.gov.au/live.

Further information on the 2025 election inquiry can be found at the inquiry webpage. Committee details can be found at the Committee’s webpage.

Media inquiries

Adam Rida, Office of Jerome Laxale MP
0457 046 918
[email protected]

For background information

Committee Secretariat
02 6277 2374
[email protected]

For more information about this Committee, you can visit its website www.aph.gov.au/em. On the site, you can make a submission to an inquiry, read other submissions, and get details for upcoming public hearings. You can also track the Committee and receive email updates by clicking on the blue ‘Track Committee’ button in the bottom right hand corner of the page.