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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Catie McLeod

Victorian government seeks to double cap on political donations as Jacinta Allan moves to fix electoral laws

Premier Jacinta Allan’s government is negotiating with crossbenchers to introduce new donation cap laws ahead of November’s state election.
Victorian premier Jacinta Allan’s government is negotiating with crossbenchers to introduce new political donation cap laws ahead of November’s state election. Photograph: Con Chronis/AAP

The Victorian government is proposing to double the cap on political donations to $10,000 in its race to re-establish the state’s campaign finance laws before the November election, multiple sources have confirmed.

The Allan government was on Friday negotiating with crossbench MPs after the Coalition indicated it would not support the proposed new donation rules, which Labor hopes to introduce to parliament when it returns next week.

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