Greens and independents say bill to introduce spending and donation caps risks crowding out new challengers
The special minister of state, Don Farrell, has been angling for an agreement with Peter Dutton’s opposition on laws to curb the influence of big money in politics.The special minister of state, Don Farrell, has been angling for an agreement with Peter Dutton’s opposition on laws to curb the influence of big money in politics.
The Greens and crossbenchers believed the major parties had struck a deal on Tuesday morning, suggesting the new agreement would increase individual donation caps from $20,000 to $40,000, and the disclosure threshold could be raised from $1,000 to $5,000.Under the current proposal, each electorate and independent candidate would have a total cap of $800,000, while a federal political party would have a campaign cap of $90m.
“We have been conducting good-faith negotiations with the government and that continues on,” he said. Greens senator Larissa Waters accused the major parties of voting last Thursday against an inquiry into the funding implications of the bill as part of a “dirty deal to benefit themselves”.
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