Daniel Andrews calls Victoria’s election funding laws ‘perfectly fair’ amid Climate 200 criticism

Simon Holmes a Court says the laws make it nearly impossible' for independents to successfully campaign

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The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, says he has no plans to change election funding laws, despite claims from Climate 200's founder, Simon Holmes a Court, that they make it nearly impossible" for an independent to successfully campaign.

According to Climate 200's submission to a parliamentary inquiry into the November state election, sitting MPs received a significant head start" during the campaign thanks to changes to the law introduced in 2018.

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