Incumbent MPs have $2 million in advantages | Bill Browne at NSW Standing Committee Election Inquiry

Research from the Australia Institute demonstrates that the NSW electoral system’s donation caps, spending caps and public funding benefit established parties and incumbent MPs at the expense of new parties and independent candidates.
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[@solarute5486]

We need more space for independent ideas within our governments.

[@MattTucker]

No wonder nothing gets done in government these days. These people seem incapable of having an intelligent debate, and just keep bringing up ridiculous, largely irrelevant points.
Hats off to Bill for not losing his shit at these muppets.

[@zappy7393]

"Should the public expect the truth from their Government"
Listening to this was like having a lobotomy and as much as having the conversation is a good thing..
It's a really low bar in 2024.

[@davidwilkie9551]

Hard to say much about a nothing ado.
This is where there's the problem with a pretend democratic governance framework, when Lawyers are allowed into the lawmaking processes that allow backdoor exceptions for the special interests paying for professional services, legally, not legitimately in transparency, and everyone knows this forever. Keeping electors in as much ignorance as possible is not justifiable by an inquiry that always knows what will be the "findings"..