Article 4ZR3R 'Obscene amount of money': Anthony Albanese backs potential cap on political donations

'Obscene amount of money': Anthony Albanese backs potential cap on political donations

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Paul Karp
from Environment | The Guardian on (#4ZR3R)

Labor leader tells ABC he is open to a donations cap and says ALP zero emissions target could revive the Neg

Anthony Albanese has given in-principle support for a cap on political donations, citing the record $83m donation from Mineralogy to Clive Palmer's United Australia Party as an example of "obscene" donations that must be curbed.

In a wide-ranging interview on ABC's Insiders, the Labor leader also confirmed the opposition's target of net zero emissions by 2050 will include all sectors of the economy and could be achieved in part by adopting the Turnbull-era national energy guarantee in the electricity sector.

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