Labor and Coalition accused of cooking up ‘secret deal’ on electoral rules as Clive Palmer signals court challenge
by Paul Karp Chief political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6S7W4)
Independent senator David Pocock deeply concerned' legislation designed to cap donations and electoral spending would lock out community independents
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Independents have accused the Albanese government of attempting to rig" electoral rules in a major party stitch-up" which the billionaire Clive Palmer has already said he will take to the high court.
On Friday the special minister of state, Don Farrell, announced details of Labor's electoral reform bill, including raising public funding to $5 a vote, a $20,000 cap on individual donations and an $800,000 cap on spending per electorate.
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