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Zoe Daniel on what it costs to win an election
The government looks set to introduce new laws to overhaul electoral rules. The minister responsible says he wants to address the “growing threat of big money in politics”, with rules like a requirement that all donations over a thousand dollars be disclosed, caps on the amount that can be donated, and a requirement that those donations are made public in real time.
A cap on spending is also on the table – somewhere around a million dollars per candidate, per seat, which is significantly less than many of the teals spent to win.
Zoe Daniel on the power of Julia Gillard's misogyny speech
Ten years ago the then-prime minister Julia Gillard delivered a speech to parliament about misogyny. At the time, within Canberra, that speech was not particularly well received.
But online, it took on a life of its own. Today, Independent MP for the seat of Goldstein, Zoe Daniel on the forgotten history of the speech and why it still resonates with so many people today.