Anthony Albanese will face demands from teal independents for tougher truth in advertising laws in the event of a hung parliament after this year’s election, as a new right-wing group targets the crossbench over claims they want to raise taxes.

Former Liberal backbencher Julian Simmonds launched Australians for Prosperity in September and has begun targeting marginal Labor seats and teal-held electorates by running advertisements against the government’s stalled efforts to raise taxes on people with $3 million in superannuation.