Conservative group LibertyWorks has not paid more than $172,000 it owes government over failed legal cases
by Josh Taylor from World news | The Guardian on (#6DQ5Y)
LibertyWorks, chaired by Warren Mundine, has been issued multiple requests on costs after actions against foreign influence scheme and Covid restrictions, Senate estimates hears
The conservative thinktank LibertyWorks has not responded to multiple requests to pay the federal government more than $172,000 in legal costs for two failed cases over Covid-19 restrictions and the foreign influence transparency register.
LibertyWorks, which is chaired by the leading no" voice campaigner Warren Mundine, lost a case in 2020 questioning the validity of the register and whether it infringed on the freedom of political communication.
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