Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s push to cap legal fees and payouts to litigation funders for class actions narrowly passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday after a slew of crossbench MPs backed scuttling the bill.
They were supported by retiring Queensland Coalition MP George Christensen, who crossed the floor to vote against the government.
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