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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

Trump backer Pratt gave Albanese $1 million before PM attended Katy Perry party

As they gear up for an election year, the Liberal and Labor parties and their state branches raked in more than $64 million each.

  • Paul Sakkal
Mayor of Yarra Council Stephen Jolly was the candidate who received the most donations outside of the City of Melbourne.

The biggest donors to council candidates revealed

More than $4 million was spent by businesses, political parties, unions and lobby groups to influence Victoria’s council elections. Use our search tool to see who funded your new councillors.

  • Rachael Dexter and Nathan Perri
Peter Dutton is receiving assistance from Melbourne commercial law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler.

Dutton’s mysterious free legal advice from prominent Melbourne firm

The opposition leader is receiving “ongoing legal assistance” from a firm that opposed him on the Voice to parliament.

  • Patrick Begley
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Nick Reece being sworn in as the 105th lord mayor of Melbourne in November.

Mayor’s donations show it’s time for laws – not words

The case for a prohibition on donations by property developers has only been strengthened by this week’s disclosures.

  • The Age's View
Premier Jacinta Allan

High Court battle looms for Allan over electoral funding laws

Correspondence between Jacinta Allan and independent candidates reveals why a dispute over Victoria’s electoral laws is likely to head to the top court.

  • Chip Le Grand
Rage against the money machine.

Labor risks kicking political donation reform bill to an uncertain future

It’s back to the negotiation table for the Albanese government as it struggles to get its political donation reform bill through the Senate.

  • The Herald's View
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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