Dutton holds his seat of Dickson by a thin 1.7 per cent margin from Labor,which could get a leg-up from teal candidate preferences.
This is despite his own government accusing the National Party of being “owned by the gun lobby” a week ago for accepting a $50,000 donation from the Sporting Shooters Association of WA.
“I think unity is one of the most important things … you’ve got to sit down and talk with them to take them back,” former ACTU secretary Bill Kelty said.
Coalition workplace spokeswoman Michaelia Cash has called for an inquiry into the legislation having last week called for the CFMEU to be deregistered.
It sounds wonderful to anyone fed up with blanket advertising and robocalls,but there will be a temptation to replace the lost money with more public funding.
The Albanese government’s sweeping reforms to political donations and election spending are imminent,but teal independent MPs are likely to object.
The Allan government is facing a challenge over claims that Victoria’s political donation laws are a rort giving the major parties an unfair advantage.
Across the state,more than $10m was spent on this year’s council polls. Search how much was expended in your area.
South Australia is proposing to ban political donations from state elections.
NSW Premier Chris Minns says he won’t follow the lead of his Labor counterpart in South Australia by introducing a blanket ban on political donations.
Ahead of his anniversary as premier,WAtoday grilled Roger Cook on some of the more uncomfortable issues facing the government he’ll take to the next election.