Labor accused of double standards after excluding political parties from privacy crackdown

Albanese government plan draws criticism from Kate Chaney and David Pocock, who say voters want an end to data harvesting

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Independents Kate Chaney and David Pocock have accused the Albanese government of letting political parties off the hook by excluding them from its privacy crackdown, while the Coalition has warned of the impact on small business.

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