In a separate change slated to pass Wednesday night, peak bodies such as the Australian Council of Trade Unions and Business Council of Australia would be able to set aside up to $200,000, or four times the new donations cap, from affiliated unions or members to fund national campaigns.
The major parties have struck a deal to cap political donations and campaign spending, sidelining crossbenchers in a major overhaul of federal electoral laws.
Crossbench sidelined as Labor strikes deal with Coalition on political donations and spending caps Don Farrell agrees to amendments to secure Coalition support on electoral law reforms.
The Greens’ democracy spokesperson, Larissa Waters, said the deal would allow the major parties to “keep power and privilege”.
Chaney accused Labor and the Coalition of teaming up to stifle political competition, as she urged voters to send the major parties a message at the next election.
