Greens leader Richard Di Natale wants to work with the re-elected Morrison government to cap spending on federal elections, a plan designed to stop a repeat of Clive Palmer's $60 million campaign for influence in Parliament.
After dire predictions about their prospects before the poll, Senator Di Natale described last week's election as an excellent result for Australia's third party – set to have all nine senators and lower house MP Adam Bandt re-elected to the new Parliament.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
