AEC ‘incredibly disappointed’ after internal documents obtained by Guardian Australia revealed probe into market researcher was extended to previous projects
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A government contractor found to have fabricated data on Indigenous communities during the referendum quietly commissioned an independent investigator to probe the integrity of its work for the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) across the last two federal elections, internal documents reveal.
Guardian Australia revealed earlier this year that McNair yellowSquares, a market research firm and frequent government contractor, had fabricated data purporting to show the views of Indigenous communities in regional areas and suburban Adelaide.
