Alarming AI ads are flooding social media in the lead-up to Victoria’s election. But who is behind them?
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 building on the way out. A…
The Guardian published "Alarming AI ads are flooding social media in the lead-up to Victoria’s election. But who is behind them?" on Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:00:46 GMT. 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 building on the way out. A woman gives birth on the side of the road, unable to reach a hospital due to ambulance ramping and crater-like potholes, which also stop a fire truck in its tracks. Continue reading...
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- Published Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:00:46 GMT
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