Should we have more federal politicians? One can anticipate the knee-jerk response from many sceptical voters.
But Special Minister of State Don Farrell believes there’s a case, and has the parliamentary joint standing committee on electoral matters examining the arguments.
Farrell, a right-wing factional heavyweight who has a low profile publicly but holds a lot of power within Labor, drove the political funding reforms legislated last term. They begin operating ahead of the 2028 election. Despite doubts Farrell would land a deal to pass those changes, he managed, very late, to get the Liberals on board.
