NSW’s latest news Instagram account has an unlikely group behind it: the Labor party

Expert warns of ‘huge loophole in political communication laws’ as state government among parties presenting accounts as unaffiliated news sources

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“Breaking,” a reel from the Instagram account nswnewsroom reads. “Another Liberal MP quits, almost a third now gone.”

The post looks like it could have been made by a media outlet. It cites the source as the Daily Telegraph and Jordan Lane, a New South Wales MP, who is the sixth sitting Liberal member to announce they won’t re-contest their seat at the March 2027 election.

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