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Andrew Brown

'Gerrymander': teal backer takes aim at donations cap

Simon Holmes a Court criticised political donation reforms that he says entrench the major parties. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Crowdfunded political campaigns should not be subject to donation caps in order to level the playing field and stop the "financial gerrymandering" of elections, a major teal independent backer has urged.

Appearing before a parliamentary inquiry into the 2025 federal election, Climate 200 founder Simon Holmes a Court criticised political donation reforms that he said entrenched the status of major parties.

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