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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp

Greens and crossbench join Coalition to hand Labor first major defeat in parliament

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher (right) speaks to Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young in the Senate chamber.
Finance minister Katy Gallagher (right) speaks to Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young in the Senate chamber on Thursday. The Greens joined the crossbench and Coalition to disallow Labor’s attempt to relieve superannuation funds of the requirement to inform members of donations, marketing and sponsorship expenditure. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The Greens and Senate crossbench have teamed up with the Coalition to hand the Albanese a major parliamentary defeat, disallowing its regulations watering down superannuation funds’ transparency.

The Greens joined the Senate revolt on Thursday, after warning earlier in the week it intended to help defeat Labor because the government backflipped on the unrelated issue of million-dollar fines for bankers.

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