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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Labor’s Don Farrell accuses teal independents of hypocrisy over political donations

Don Farrell standing in the senate
Senator Don Farrell has accused teal independent MPs of hypocrisy over proposed political donations caps. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The special minister of state, Don Farrell, has accused teal independents of hypocrisy for proposing a ban on political donations totalling more than $1.5m while imposing no limit on electoral spending.

On Tuesday Farrell reiterated Labor’s intention to cap political spending and donations, accusing unnamed teal independents of “saying to us that they agree with banning big money, just not theirs”.

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