Abbie Chatfield cleared of wrongdoing by AEC after interviewing Anthony Albanese on her podcast

AEC review finds content did not require authorisation statement after Liberal senators raised concerns

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The Australian Electoral Commission has cleared host Abbie Chatfield of any wrongdoing after she interviewed Anthony Albanese on her podcast, finding her content does not require an authorisation statement".

Liberal senators questioned whether some of Chatfield's social media content should have been classed as electoral material - which would require an official authorisation statement.

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