NSW’s latest news Instagram account has an unlikely group behind it: the Labor party

NSW’s latest news Instagram account has an unlikely group behind it: the Labor party

In brief

Expert warns of ‘huge loophole in political communication laws’ as state government among parties presenting accounts as unaffiliated news sourcesGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcast“Breaking,” a reel from the Instagram account nswnewsroom reads. “Another Liberal MP quits, almost a third now gone.”The post looks like it could have been made by a media outlet. It cites the source as the Daily…

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