Correcting the record: Interim Report from the Australian Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters

While the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church is yet to receive a hearing date, as of this morning we have written to the Australian Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters five times confirming we would appear and give evidence.

As is on the record, the Committee is conducting an Inquiry into the 2025 federal election. This afternoon it released its Interim Report.

We note that:

• The Committee’s Interim Report does not directly mention the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church.
• We will write to Monique Ryan MP to welcome her comments that we should be invited to give evidence, but clarify that our church was not a ‘significant third party’ as she put it.
• It is for the Committee Chair to talk to his remarks to Parliament.
• The Coalition submitted an extensive dissenting report which did mention our church, and we will leave it to them to comment on that.

Our church remains willing to attend and looks forward to our opportunity to confirm directly and plainly that the church did not support, coordinate or otherwise participate in the 2025 election.