Patrick Gorman (Perth, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I'll just outline the government's position on these amendments, which will be my contribution for this part of the consideration in detail. The government will not be supporting this amendment. The caps have been set based on evidence. Everything has been provided in briefings, in what we've seen in the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters report and the explanatory memorandum, and our proposal is about limiting the arms race for everyone.

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