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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with independent MPs Monique Ryan, Allegra Spender, Kate Chaney and Zoe Daniel in discussion after a division in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra last year.

As teals attended drinks with Albanese, Dutton and Labor struck election overhaul

Big money in politics will become an election issue after furious independent MPs argued the proposed changes to cap donations will entrench the major parties’ dominance.

  • Paul Sakkal

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No safe seats.

Labor and the Coalition are poised to launch a major attack on our democracy

This new donations bill will starve small parties and independents of the cash they need to compete while fattening up the coffers of the big players.

  • Jenna Price
Senator Jacqui Lambie and Senator David Pocock said the proposed laws heavily favour the major parties.

Getting elected to parliament for less than $800,000? ‘Rubbish’, Lambie says

Independent senators Jacqui Lambie and David Pocock are crucial votes on Labor’s electoral donations bill. They’re not happy with it at the moment.

  • Olivia Ireland
Jacqui Lambie in the Senate in November.

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Here are my top 10, for better or worse.

  • George Brandis
Previous Australian governments had raised the fate of the Bali Nine over the years.

Bali Nine members’ fate will be in Australia’s hands if they return home: Indonesia

Indonesia says it will be up to Australia to commute their sentences, as it expects Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke to continue negotiations in Indonesia next week.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Karuni Rompies
Clive Palmer says CITIC cannot expect to get land for free.

Last-minute delay on donation deal as Clive Palmer makes last-ditch play to sink it

Labor and the Coalition will negotiate over summer to gain a deal on political donations amid fierce objections from Senate crossbenchers that it will hurt minor parties.

  • David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
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Inside the negotiations to bring back the five remaining members of the Bali Nine imprisoned in Indonesia.

Inside the talks to bring back the Bali Nine, and why their return is at risk

Anthony Albanese has requested the return of five drug traffickers from Indonesia. But it’s not a done deal – and officials fear it may be thwarted.

  • David Crowe, Ben Cubby and Natassia Chrysanthos
Independent senator David Pocock, Special Minister of State Don Farrell and mining magnate Clive Palmer.

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.

  • Paul Sakkal
New legislation will reduce the amount of money people and companies can donate to political parties.

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.

  • Paul Sakkal
New donation disclosures reveal millions were spent on political action groups focused on climate change and conservative social issues.

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.

  • Paul Sakkal

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