Democracy Sausage: Big money, big influence, big parties
Independent MPs Kate Chaney and Zali Steggall join Democracy Sausage to talk campaign finance reform and how it impacts your choice at the ballot box.
Will Labor’s election finance reform bill strengthen democracy or give major parties an unfair head start?
What do the details of the bill look like?
And what does this tell us about major parties and their willingness to adapt to the rise of the teals?
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Independent MPs Kate Chaney and Zali Steggall discuss Labor’s proposed reforms to campaign donations and spending caps.
Kate Chaney is the Independent Federal Member for Curtin.
Zali Steggall is the Independent Federal Member for Warringah.
Mark Kenny is the Director of the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the University after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times.
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to democracysausage@anu.edu.au.
Top image: Question Time in the House of Representatives. Photo: Tracey Nearmy/ANU
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