Authorities can do nothing about pro-coal ads linked to Glencore campaign

Australian Electoral Commission unable to take further action as Facebook page carried an authorisation

Electoral authorities say they are powerless to take further action over a lack of transparency on pro-coal Facebook advertisements linked to a secret Glencore-funded campaign.

Last week, the Guardian revealed that Glencore, the multinational mining giant, had funded a vast, covert campaign to bolster support for coal, run by political operatives at the C|T Group.