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Simon Holmes à Court on Climate 200, donation reforms and why Kerry Stokes wields more power than he does

Labor’s electoral reforms are framed around diluting the influence of Simon Holmes à Court. But the Climate 200 founder says this will only cut the legs out from under independent challengers.

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Backflip on international student caps ‘baffling’, MP says – as it happened

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Labor pushes flurry of legislation in last two sitting weeks

Parliament is set to consider up to 30 pieces of legislation in the final two sitting weeks of the year — if it can find time between the valedictory speeches of retiring politicians…

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Labor and Liberals will get double their public funding if ‘biased’ electoral rules are passed, Climate 200 says

ALP denies reforms rushed into parliament are designed to target Simon Holmes à Court and Clive Palmer

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View from The Hill: Don Farrell pushes to pass Labor’s electoral reforms before Christmas

In a government that puts ministers on show until people are sick of seeing their faces, Don Farrell is a man with hardly a public profile.

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Bernie Sanders was ‘too weird’, says his strategist. Now that strategist is studying Australia’s ‘normal teals’

The high-profile Bernie Sanders organiser reckons the Greens, like Bernie, are too ‘weird’ to ever go mainstream. But the teals, like Obama, seem like ‘normal’ people.

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Climate 200 to splash $1.2m in 2024 as Greens, Muslim groups circle major parties

The 2022 election saw voters abandon Australia’s major parties. But will the age of independents continue?

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The week in parliament: the theoretical impossibility of Tucker Carlson and nuclear tensions simmer in Coalition ranks

Far-right provocateur ducks cocktail party, Climate 200 takes aim at fresh electoral targets and Labor MP stumbles into a nest of Nats

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Climate 200 wades into 2025 election fight, labia surgery on rise, stumble at Ukraine peace summit

Fundraising giant identifies more independents to back in 2025 vote; misconceptions driven by porn and social media driving labiaplasty; key nations fail to sign Ukraine peace summit communique

The Guardian - AU

Climate 200 names nine new Coalition seats where it hopes to replicate teal wave at next election

Exclusive: After months of speculation the fundraising giant has identified more electorates where independent campaigns meet its criteria for support

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Climate shuffles forward as a major election priority

Climate action is set to be a major election battleground as the coalition puts the finishing touches on its nuclear policy and Climate 200 lists target seats.

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Climate fundraisers coming for Dutton’s seat

The group that funded teal success at the last election is zoning in on Dickson, Australia’s Defence budget is higher than ever before, and a Sydney University academic says he was sacked for ‘whistleblowing’.

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Australian political donations: here’s who gave the most in 2022-23

Latest Australian Electoral Commission figures give voters insights into how much each party, or candidate, is getting and who they’re receiving it from

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Capping donations but permitting cash-for-access dinners would be a ‘rort’, Greens warn

Adam Bandt accuses Labor and Coalition of aiming to ‘rig’ electoral funding system to make it harder for Greens or independents to compete fairly

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Pratt reports show urgent need for political funding law reform

In the DC movie Justice League, Flash asks Bruce Wayne aka Batman, “What are your superpowers again?” to which Wayne replies, “I am rich.”

The Guardian - AU

The voice referendum may be the last time we vote under the old rules where lies are legal and there’s no brake on big money

Before long Labor and the Coalition will be looking to deal on truth in political advertising and spending and donation caps

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Cold-calling referendum voters isn’t likely to move the needle. Try the door-knock

If the referendum Yes and No campaigns really want to persuade people, knocking on doors is a better way to go.

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Daniel Andrews calls Victoria’s election funding laws ‘perfectly fair’ amid Climate 200 criticism

Simon Holmes à Court says the laws make it ‘nearly impossible’ for independents to successfully campaign

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Grattan on Friday: Labor's 'Godfather' seeks deal on electoral reform – but some fear changes could disadvantage community candidates

Special Minister of State Don Farrell, who’s also minister for trade and tourism and the government’s deputy leader in the Senate, is a numbers man from way back.

The Guardian - AU

Labor won’t let elections ‘be held hostage by rich people’ but signals it could soften donation caps for charities

Special minister of state Don Farrell says government will consider unintended consequences of proposed laws

The Conversation

Sweeping election donation and spending reforms recommended by parliamentary committee

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The Guardian - AU

Climate 200 fundraising to help cover Alex Greenwich’s costs in legal action against Mark Latham

Independent NSW MP to begin defamation claim over homophobic tweet unless state One Nation leader apologises by 17 May

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Climate 200-backed independent candidate Judy Hannan expected to win Wollondilly in NSW election

The ABC is predicting the seat of Wollondilly will go to independent Judy Hannan, who says voters in her electorate are frustrated by overdevelopment on Sydney's urban fringe.

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Legalise Cannabis and independents buoyed by NSW election result despite no teal wave

Several would-be crossbenchers remain in the hunt as vote counting resumes on Monday

AAP

Teal wave can't live up to hype but NSW indi MPs grow

The Liberal Party has conceded formerly ultra-safe Wakehurst to the local mayor as another independent councillor remains hopeful in her fight south of Sydney.

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