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Scott Yung, then the Liberal candidate for the state seat of Kogarah, sitting next to John Howard during a fundraiser at the Blue Angel restaurant.

The Liberal candidate, the mysterious $60,000 and the deleted podcast

Bennelong candidate Scott Yung claimed he received $60,000 in donations at an intimate fundraising dinner ahead of the 2019 state election. There’s no trace of this donation being disclosed.

  • Max Maddison

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Teal MPs Zoe Daniel and Kate Chaney are furious with how Labor minister Don Farrell (bottom left) pushed the donations overhaul through parliament.

‘They knifed us’: The spat that could come back to haunt Albanese

Minister Don Farrell’s office has accused the teals of berating government staff over donation reform. Teal MP Kate Chaney says the accusation smacks of sexism.

  • Paul Sakkal
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after the laying of wreaths at the Parliamentary Last Post Ceremony at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on Monday 3 February 2025. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

When does bipartisanship happen? When mutual self-interest is served

If you want proof that our politicians put their own careers way ahead of their duty to the people who vote for them, this is it. I’ve never felt more disillusioned.

  • Ross Gittins
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Think the major parties have turned their backs on democracy? Here’s proof

Australians have a healthy distrust of politicians. Now the major party duopoly has abandoned accountability and integrity with new laws that cement their dominance.

  • Anthony Whealy
Teal appeal: Independent MPs Allegra Spender, Zali Steggall, Sophie Scamps, Zoe Daniel and Monique Ryan.

Can the teals resist this $90m party invitation?

The new election-spending limit for a political party is $90 million, but it’s just $800,000 for a single MP. Might stand-alone teals toe the party line?

  • David Crowe
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Watch: Teal MP, Labor minister in furious standoff over donation law to reduce campaign spending

A heated confrontation in the corridors of Parliament House has ramped up the dispute between the Albanese government and the teal independents.

  • Olivia Ireland
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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
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

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