Crossbench braces for major party ‘stitch-up’ as Labor-Coalition electoral reform deal looms

Greens and independents say bill to introduce spending and donation caps risks crowding out new challengers

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Don Farrell has signalled Labor’s stalled overhaul to electoral reforms will be voted on in the next 24 hours as the crossbench braces for a major party “stitch-up” to introduce spending and donation caps.

The special minister of state told party MPs on Tuesday morning that parliament will decide whether Australia wants “billionaires to determine” who gets into power before the end of the sitting week.

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