Huge amounts of money flowed into the coffers of Australian political parties in the lead up to the most recent federal election. Here’s who gave the most.
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The Greens lost two seats in the lower house, with their other two on a knife’s edge. Trumpet of Patriots and One Nation also failed to impress.
Journalists have protested their media outlets’ decisions to run the Trumpet of Patriots ads. They were right to do so.
In a blow to the Albanese government, the latest polling has the two-party preferred gap widening, and Labor headed for defeat.
Results from NewsPoll, Morgan, YouGov and RedBridge all put the Coalition ahead.
The biggest changes to the electoral donations laws in 40 years risk undermining democracy by favouring the major parties over independents.
While there’s plenty of information in the latest data disclosure, Australians are still in the dark about exactly who funds our political parties at election time.
The proposed bill reduces the risk of corruption but other problems remain - including that it favours the major parties.
If a future government wanted to block fast-tracked projects, it could trigger investor-state dispute settlement clauses built into existing trade agreements, with billions potentially at stake.
Farrell and Albanese were long-time factional opponents. But under Albanese’s government, Farrell is prospering. With the thaw in China-Australia relations, it’s a very good time to be trade minister.
Palmer sued Western Australia’s government in the High Court and lost. But an obscure clause in a little-known trade agreement is giving him a second chance
The mine was not refused on climate change grounds. So without legal reform, other fossil fuel projects may still go ahead.
Among the more arresting figures are that Clive Palmer spent more than the Labor Party on the 2022 election, and for the first time since 2010, the party that had the biggest wallet didn’t win.
Here are four reasons their victory is so significant.
An expert on populism gives 6 reasons why these minor parties failed to gain electoral success.
Clive Palmer is running candidates all around the country and spending big. But so far, the United Australia Party vote is only around 4%.
The government used to set interest rates but it doesn’t anymore. If UAP really did try to deliver on an election promise to cap interest rates at 3% for five years, what would the consequences be?
Clive Palmer is back trying to win a Senate seat, while Jacqui Lambie is aiming to get a second senator elected.
New research shows a large percentage of Australians value “freedom” as the most important human right – but politicians need to offer a more sophisticated version of that ideal.
Clive Palmer says vaccines don’t work and Craig Kelly is among those misinterpreting statistics to suggest COVID vaccines are causing more deaths overseas.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Democracy Deputy Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Futures, University of Queensland, Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, Cairns Institute, James Cook University
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Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
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Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Griffith Law School, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Politics and Journalism, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Executive Director, Public Policy Institute, Australian Catholic University
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Research Manager and Doctoral Candidate, Centre for the Study of Australian Politics, Australian National University
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Climateworks Centre CEO, Monash University
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Director, Climate Change Communication Research Hub, Monash University
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Senior Industry Fellow, Environment and Planning, RMIT University
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Emeritus Professor, Musashino University