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High Court throws out NSW cap on spending by third parties in by-election campaigns

The High Court found the cap on spending was at odds with the implied right to freedom of political communication in the constitution.   (Supplied.)

The High Court has thrown out a New South Wales cap on spending by third parties in by-election campaigns.

The case was complicated by two changes to the law between when it was originally lodged and the hearing.

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