ALP denies reforms rushed into parliament are designed to target Simon Holmes à Court and Clive PalmerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s two major political parties will more than double their public funding at the 2028 federal election to reap a combined $140m under the government’s proposed changes to electoral laws, according to the organisation which funded successful teal independent candidates at the 2022 election.Climate 200 has calculated the likely increase in the amount the Labor and Liberal parties could claim in public funding at the 2028 election, after the proposed new system is slated to take effect.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-11-17 07:41:12
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Labor and Liberals will get double their public funding if ‘biased’ electoral rules are passed, Climate 200 says
