Australia moves to ban billionaires from buying elections
Australia moves to ban billionaires from buying elections
Australia's ruling party has proposed moves to ban billionaires from buying elections after Elon Musk helped Donald Trump secure power.
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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/
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.
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.
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.
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.