Alarming AI ads are flooding social media in the lead-up to Victoria’s election. But who is behind them?

Guardian World•Sat, Sep 5, 2026, 08:00 PM•2 min read

A machete-wielding robber, a ‘tsunami of debt’ … campaigns echoing opposition talking points outspend major parties Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A man clad in a balaclava and brandishing a machete terrorises a worker at a petrol station before firebombing the build...

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