# The “cult” church accused of paying far-right activists for election stunts Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/7am-529740/the-cult-church-accused-of-paying-far-right-activists-for-election-stunts Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/7am-529740/the-cult-church-accused-of-paying-far-right-activists-for-election-stunts.md Podcast: [7am](https://stenobird.com/podcast/7am-529740) Published: 2026-08-24T19:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://omny.fm/shows/7am/the-cult-church-accused-of-paying-far-right-activists-for-election-stunts Audio file: https://p.podderapp.com/2544644999/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/62723a1f-3e96-4fc4-882c-b25e0181da4d/c89235e3-2220-4b2d-8d35-b4b00061030a/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=70f29d90-2a63-48aa-bf8f-b25e0181da70 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/7am-529740/episodes/the-cult-church-accused-of-paying-far-right-activists-for-election-stunts Duration seconds: 1073 ## Resource Last year, the Prime Minister was ambushed in his hotel lobby by far-right figures boasting of being fed “private intel” during the last election campaign.  The incident was one of about a dozen stunts targeting Labor, the Greens and some Independents.  It turns out, this wasn’t just about influencers trying to generate content. It was actually a co-ordinated campaign allegedly paid for by a wealthy Christian sect.  Today, investigative journalist at The Age Sherryn Groch on the Exclusive Brethren, its bags of cash, and connections to the Liberal Party.    If you enjoy 7am , the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at 7ampodcast.com.au/support .   Socials: Stay in touch with us on Instagram Guest: Investigative journalist at The Age & SMH Sherryn Groch Photo:  AAP Image/Mick Tsikas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/7am-529740/episodes/the-cult-church-accused-of-paying-far-right-activists-for-election-stunts/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/7am-529740/the-cult-church-accused-of-paying-far-right-activists-for-election-stunts.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.