Donald Farrell
Palmer plots High Court challenge as teals slam election funding overhaul
Labor argues keeping United States-style mega-spending out of politics is a good thing for Australian democracy.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Crossbench in the gun under laws to shut out big money and ‘protect democracy’
Labor wants to ram through sweeping reforms that would cut the power of big donors and restrict the fundraising of independent candidates.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Political donations
Labor, Coalition strike in-principle deal to shut out big money donors
The shake-up will have far-reaching consequences for all political parties, upending the way they raise, spend and disclose campaign funds.
- by Paul Sakkal
Australia hopes to dazzle Chinese buyers with surf and turf
“It doesn’t get any better than this,” the Trade Minister Don Farrell remarked, framed by the city’s shimmering high-rise skyline.
- by Lisa Visentin
See the free flights our most senior MPs take
Who flew where, how and who paid are fast becoming the defining questions in politics.
- by Millie Muroi
Fix housing crisis by reducing capital gains
The product of the decision was the creation of a Ponzi scheme where the fastest way to a quick buck was through capital gains on housing. House prices are now more than 10 times the average annual earnings. This investment in housing was not for income from rent but capital gain, and the tax advantages it provides.
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Trade
‘Don’t target Australia’: Fears of Biden administration trade sanctions
A fresh front on the trade wars is coming from a surprising quarter.
- by Peter Hartcher
Opinion
Political donations
A cap on dark political donations sounds simple, but there’s a serious catch
It sounds wonderful to anyone fed up with blanket advertising and robocalls, but there will be a temptation to replace the lost money with more public funding.
- by David Crowe
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Political donations
Jail time for donors who breach new political spending rules
The Albanese government’s sweeping reforms to political donations and election spending are imminent, but teal independent MPs are likely to object.
- by Paul Sakkal and James Massola
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China relations
‘We won’t always agree’: Albanese rejects Chinese premier’s call to shelve disputes
The prime minister will insist that serious disagreements will not disappear simply by being treated as taboos.
- by Matthew Knott and Paul Sakkal
Analysis
China relations
Yes, pandas are adorable. But they can’t hide national differences
Even at a diplomatic encounter as soft and fluffy as a trip to a panda enclosure, the harsh realities of the China-Australia relationship broke through.
- by Matthew Knott
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