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Politics
Dominic Giannini

Controversial electoral reforms cap donations, spending

Labor and the coalition have sealed a deal on controversial legislation on political donations. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

The amount Australians can donate to political parties and how much candidates can spend campaigning will be capped under controversial electoral reforms. 

Political hopefuls will only be able to take $50,000 from a single donor while donors can hand out up to $1.6 million to different political parties and candidates nationwide, although this is limited to $250,000 in any state or territory.

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