Labor’s Don Farrell accuses teal independents of hypocrisy over political donations
by Paul Karp Chief political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6KEV2)
The special minister of state claims some cross-benchers agree with banning big money, just not theirs'
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The special minister of state, Don Farrell, has accused teal independents of hypocrisy for proposing a ban on political donations totalling more than $1.5m while imposing no limit on electoral spending.
On Tuesday Farrell reiterated Labor's intention to cap political spending and donations, accusing unnamed teal independents of saying to us that they agree with banning big money, just not theirs".
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