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 the government will consider unintended consequences of proposed laws

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Don Farrell has signalled that Labor could soften the impact of political spending and donation caps on charities and fundraising bodies like Climate 200, in order to achieve transparency without harming democratic participation.

Despite Farrell confirming that the government’s proposed $1,000 donation disclosure threshold and real-time disclosure have “got to apply to everybody”, the special minister of state promised to consider unintended consequences of spending and donation caps.

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