You’ll be shocked to hear that Labor’s reform plans (w Coalition support) won’t undermine their own corporate or union donations regimes, but will drastically curtail the teals and independents www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11... - ThreadSky

nickfeik.bsky.social • 170 days ago

You’ll be shocked to hear that Labor’s reform plans (w Coalition support) won’t undermine their own corporate or union donations regimes, but will drastically curtail the teals and independents
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-14/labor-unveils-electoral-reform-plans/104602248?utm_source=abc_news_web

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alspatch.bsky.social•170 days ago

End all political donations.....it's bribery and a conflict of interest.....

annaclarity.bsky.social•170 days ago

We'll whaddya know!

annaclarity.bsky.social•170 days ago

Dirty pool

gr8nanjan.bsky.social•170 days ago

NO political donations should be allowed. All parties should be given an equal amount from our tax coffers to campaign with. Nothing more. We need to see an end to this duo opoly. The more direct representation via independants the better IMO. This 1 bird 2 wing stuff sucks.

tomaszb83.bsky.social•169 days ago

I did not vote for Trump

maggiedawitch.bsky.social•170 days ago

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you 😒

irmagherd.bsky.social•170 days ago

Yes $20,000 x every seat is still quite bit of money.

blshiv.bsky.social•170 days ago

Not really when the majors have essentially a large amount extra exposure.

irmagherd.bsky.social•170 days ago

That’s what I meant. They contest almost every seat time $20,000. More than $3 million.

blshiv.bsky.social•170 days ago

Ah yes!

mick-minion.bsky.social•170 days ago

Majors are registered parties and are subject to disclosure rules. The so called Community Independents are not a registered party and collect unknown donations. They should register as a party https://www.communityindependentsproject.org/

lindabrownoz.bsky.social•170 days ago

Very dirty tactics from the party who were once for the people!

splice.bsky.social•169 days ago

They're people stop at the egalitarian faithful and educated add money they get excited

cameronphilips.bsky.social•170 days ago

For an opening position I’m happy to see Palmer’s money not buying senate seats for fuckwits like Temu Trump.

terry2222222.bsky.social•169 days ago

" Temu Trump"

cameronphilips.bsky.social•169 days ago

I can’t claim it. I think I got from @amyremeikis.bsky.social .

coffeeman-tc.bsky.social•169 days ago

Fools like Babet need to be flushed though...

simbb.bsky.social•170 days ago

4granddaughters.bsky.social•170 days ago

This is a bloody disgrace, and clearly undermines the principle of fairness & equality that should be at the heart of any true democracy.
Totally designed to ensure that either Labor or the Coalition can govern relatively unencumbered by independents etc.

pab55.bsky.social•170 days ago

Unsurprising. They’re good at looking after themselves and blow anybody who tries to upset the applecart. I’ll be voting Independent.

malleeray.bsky.social•170 days ago

Demonstrating the fact that they're quietly shitting themselves about the imminent likelihood of their own version of a teal reckoning.

kymtje.bsky.social•170 days ago

What a coincidence

glmiller.bsky.social•170 days ago

Duopoly - pls call it for what it is so. Penny might drop for people then
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/government-rejects-teal-criticism-of-political-donations-caps/104603988
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/independent-raises-alarm-over-political-donations-cap/104604116

kelanoa.bsky.social•170 days ago

Penny dropping is only for ppl who are tuned in. A huge proportion of the population is tuned out of politics until election day, when it's too late for some important issues. Witness the US, when very large numbers of ppl were suddenly searching for "What is a tariff?" ... after the election.

nail82826717.bsky.social•170 days ago

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/15/labor-and-coalition-accused-of-cooking-up-secret-deal-to-rig-electoral-rules-with-new-bill

tassiedevil5.bsky.social•170 days ago

If it stops idiots like Babet getting elected I’m all for it.

blshiv.bsky.social•170 days ago

It stops a lot of the Indies too and the Labor and Libs have been utterly hopeless. We NEED Indies. Babet, as dumb as it is that he has a seat is inconsequential. Ripping out the Indies entrenches the Lab and Lib duopoly and they have been garbage.

tassiedevil5.bsky.social•170 days ago

I said it tongue in cheek, but the sooner that Republican wanna be is gone the better.

amandajanewd.bsky.social•170 days ago

Quelle surprise

healthbud.bsky.social•169 days ago

Put the major parties last, where they put you

leahgalvin.bsky.social•170 days ago

Entirely predictable unfortunately 😪

becyule.bsky.social•169 days ago

The only possible word for this Labor govt is ‘disappointing’. And I didn’t expect the world… even half of what shorten promised in 2019 would have been nice. Instead all we get is ‘slightly less shit than the worst govt in Auspol history’. Disappointing.

assholefromepaso.bsky.social•169 days ago

Frankly I'm for anything that puts Palmer back in his box.

ozmich2024.bsky.social•170 days ago

No, I'm not shocked. If I don't get a decent independent next time, I'll have to vote informal. So be it.

chriswhatshername.bsky.social•170 days ago

There should be an end to political donations. Public funding for elections.

nolongerconcerned.bsky.social•169 days ago

Clive Palmer demonstrating how to operate a Babet, left handed.

8t3v3n.bsky.social•170 days ago

#AusPol

chickin8833.bsky.social•169 days ago

Trigger warning thanks on Babet's face

thommo67.bsky.social•169 days ago

Our democracy is going the way of the US. Is it already too far gone?

mick-minion.bsky.social•170 days ago

There is more to this, the so called Community Independents ask for donations but will not register as a party. If registered as a party there are donation disclosure rules but not otherwise. https://www.communityindependentsproject.org/

sharsh.bsky.social•169 days ago

Donation disclosure rules do apply to Independent candidates. Where did you get the information that they don't?

mick-minion.bsky.social•169 days ago

Not the individual candidates the group. The Community Independents Project is not a registered political party and accepts donations with no obligation to report on donations. Just like Advance Australia who is funded by conservative millionaires https://www.communityindependentsproject.org/donate

brucealexb.bsky.social•169 days ago

That photo looks like a caption competition.

lesliee112.bsky.social•170 days ago

It’s what we are now expecting from the dishonest “Labor” Party.

gwenoc.bsky.social•170 days ago

Legislation restricting donations permitted to candidates' election campaigns is long overdue.
Approved by both ALP and LNP, on a Friday afternoon - how convenient!
The restrictions should apply to ALL candidates, including candidates belonging to the established parties.

tisy47.bsky.social•170 days ago

Just as I thought.

nastypilliga.bsky.social•169 days ago

Stop Clive Palmer pissing money against the wall.

splice.bsky.social•169 days ago

120 million plus to get babet elected pretty funny I'd like to see him spend a qtr billion for two. This policy will upset the educated the cash that will dry up. Might have to join a party.

bcarrington.bsky.social•169 days ago

It’s so disingenuous

Banging on about Clive (who everyone hates) when it’s really all about Simon and the Teals

petersracing.bsky.social•170 days ago

Our performatively oppositional political duopoly doing the only thing it cares about.

splice.bsky.social•169 days ago

There trained it's all in the image of socialising at private sporting carnival or a lawn mowing day.

roscothegrouch.bsky.social•169 days ago

Not shocked. Saw this coming. They need to think deeper than that.

Doesn't Babbet look like a roly-poly toy? The roly-poly toy is probably smarter.

cjharvey56.bsky.social•169 days ago

I just can't understand that. It must be a simple oversight by @albomp.bsky.social and co, probably while they were distracted by approving new gas and coal projects.

robrichards.bsky.social•170 days ago

The Farrell / Malinauskas model of duopoly sustainability.

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