The government’s plan also affects campaign spending, donation disclosures and truth in advertising – and has upset Clive Palmer and teal independents
Labor and Liberals could each get $19m more from the public under electoral law reform. What else would it do?
If the results of the 2022 election were replicated in the election after next, Labor’s $27m of public funding would grow to $46.5m. The Liberals’ $26.55m would increase to $45.6m. Corporations or individuals could give $20,000 to each state division of a political party, but the division of the party cannot receive more than $20,000 from that donor.
Affiliation fees to a political party – such as affiliated unions’ fees to Labor – will not count as donations, but money to attend functions including business forums will.The government wants the legislation passed in the final parliamentary sitting fortnight, for the caps to apply from 1 July 2026. Penalties will apply from 2027.
A separate bill contains the proposed truth-in-political-advertising regime, modelled on South Australia’s laws. The impact on Climate 200 is unclear, with suggestions that genuine pass-through of smaller individual donations may still be allowed.
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