MPs clash over grilling of Exclusive Brethren leader on alleged election campaigning – video

Key points

• Exclusive Brethren leader Bruce Hales denies involvement in coordinating church members' campaigning for the Liberals during the 2025 federal election. He told a parliamentary inquiry he had no knowledge of the events or role in planning them.
• Hales suggested his sons may have deliberately kept him in the dark.
• MPs questioned him about members' presence at polling booths and 'Make Australia smile again' campaign signage.