Former opposition leader says Bannon’s purported claim, which Palmer has denied, would be a ‘badge of honour’ for him
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Former federal opposition leader Bill Shorten says he wants to know “what forces were at play” during the 2019 federal election, after Steve Bannon purportedly claimed he was behind a $60m advertising strategy that damaged Labor’s campaign.
In text messages released by the US Department of Justice linked to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Bannon, an American far-right political strategist, claimed he had influenced Australian billionaire Clive Palmer’s advertising.