ðə pˈeɪpɚ lˈeɪɾɚ ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðˌɐɾɪt hˌæd "lˈɜːnd ðæt lˈeɪbɚ kˈændᵻdˌeɪt bɹˈæd kˈoʊts lˈæst wˈiːk θɹˈɛʔn̩d tə wɪθdɹˈɔː dˈɑːlɚ sˈɪks θˈaʊzənd wˈɜːθ ʌv ˈædvɚtˌaɪzɪŋ fɹʌmðə bˈoːɹdɚ wˈɑːtʃ bɪkˈʌz ʌv kənsˈɜːnz ðætðə pˈeɪpɚ wʌz tˈuː pɹˈoʊlˈɪbɚɹəl".
The paper later reported that it had "learned that Labor candidate Brad Coates last week threatened to withdraw $6000 worth of advertising from the Border Watch because of concerns that the paper was ‘too pro-Liberal’".