
"The text conversation purporting to be between Bannon and an unidentified person who appears to be convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was among a tranche of documents released by the US Department of Justice in connection with Epstein. One version of the conversation shows Bannon talking to a person whose identity has been redacted. A separate file, containing the same conversation, appears to show the other participant is an email account that has been linked to Epstein."
"The 2019 federal election was marked by a significant rise in online misinformation and an unprecedented ad blitz by Palmer's United Australia party. On election night, Palmer said he pivoted his strategy in the final weeks of the campaign to polarise the electorate and damage Labor's chances of winning. Scott Morrison's Coalition government was returned despite polls consistently pointing to a Labor victory."
Documents released by the US Department of Justice include a text conversation purporting to be between Steve Bannon and an account linked to Jeffrey Epstein. In messages sent two days after the 2019 Australian election, the account purporting to be Bannon says: "I had Clive Palmer do the $60 million anti china and climate change ads." Palmer's spokesman dismissed the claim as "bullshit." The 2019 federal election featured a large rise in online misinformation and an unprecedented advertising blitz by Palmer's United Australia party. Palmer said he pivoted in the final weeks to polarise the electorate and damage Labor's chances; the Coalition won despite polls favouring Labor.
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