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Australia moves to ban billionaires from buying elections (www.thelondoneconomic.com)

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[-] SomeWeeb@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago

It isn't as positive as it sounds. Donation reform is something the major parties have twisted into a method of consolidating their own power. The two major parties have both been losing support to third-party candidates, and these reforms are now being used as a means to stop that.

The linked article is very brief and doesn't go into any real detail. Here's a more in-depth (albeit somewhat opinionated) bit of coverage: https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/11/26/donations-reforms-hoax-major-parties/

[-] redwattlebird@lemmings.world 11 points 1 week ago

I suspect it's largely targeting the teals because the Greens aren't negatively effected by it. The Libs are losing heaps of ground to them.

[-] pntha@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

almost entirely directed at the Teals. shame, as well; Dr. Monique Ryan is one of the most level headed, intelligent parliamentarians we’ve had in a long time.

[-] redwattlebird@lemmings.world 6 points 1 week ago

Absolutely agree. A lot of the teals are providing a great alternative to the Libs who were pretty much on a gravy train for a long time. It disgusts me that the main parties would prefer to create legislation to inhibit change rather than adapt to what the people obviously want.

[-] solomon42069@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Neither major party has anything to offer the average person this election. Albo sat on his hands until discontent towards Morrison tilted things his way. Dutto is doing the same thing.

As many observers have said, I believe this is just a form of attrition to starve minor parties of funding, diminish their ability to organise and prevent challenges to their duopoly. Both parties receive money from the same people - mining, sports betting, other pieces of shit in our community.

[-] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 week ago

Yo, is that guys eyebrow falling off?

[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago

The picture was corrected for us living in the northern hemisphere ... he is actually upside down (like everyone in Australia) which is why his eyebrows are having difficulty fighting gravity.

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 10 points 1 week ago

Does Australia allow super PAC type organisations?

Its all good to cap donations but if you can donate to an entity that's not the party who will run ads and campaign for the party, then it doesn't really matter that you capped party donations.

[-] HamsterRage@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

The PACs aren't the issue, it's that they are allowed unlimited spending. In Canada, where I live, third party spending is capped at $350K per registered partisan group.

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah good thought. Could you make a parent group that donates their donations to 100 other groups to get around it, or does Canada have something that protects against that sort of manipulation?

[-] HamsterRage@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Nope. Collusion is not allowed.

[-] dyathinkhesaurus@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

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