Senate calls for political donation reform

The Senate has backed a motion calling for stricter rules around political donations.

The Senate has called for an overhaul of the political donations system, including a ban on overseas donations.

The Labor motion, agreed to in parliament on Tuesday, calls for a $50 cap on anonymous donations and a donation disclosure threshold of $1000.

The government opposed the motion, with frontbencher Scott Ryan saying Labor failed to change the rules during its six years in government.


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