00:00The architect of the electoral funding overhaul.
00:05The whole process pushes downward pressure on the cost of elections so ordinary Australians have a chance to be elected.
00:13And one of its chief critics.
00:15That is absolute BS.
00:17Clash in the corridors over new laws Labor says will level the playing field.
00:22I think it's a very fair system.
00:25The Teals livid, claiming they've been sidelined by the two major parties.
00:30The only people that will be able to participate in elections will be union members.
00:35That is completely untrue. Unions are subject to exactly the same rules.
00:41Or members of the Labor Party.
00:43Stop changing your story.
00:45The legislation caps political donations and campaign spending.
00:49$90 million for political parties and $800,000 for candidates in individual seats.
00:56In 2019 my campaign cost about $1.2 million which is a horrific number.
01:02But we calculated Tony Abbott spent about $2.5 million.
01:05The matter was resolved in the affirmative.
01:08The laws passed followed in quick succession by Labor's childcare changes.
01:13Guaranteeing three days of care for more kids.
01:16On that bill the Coalition voted no.
01:19Labor is feeling confident after what it sees as a successful fortnight in this building.
01:24Notching up legislative wins and scrapping more controversial bills from its agenda.
01:29There's now a growing sense that parliament won't return before the Prime Minister calls an election.
01:35An interest rate cut on Tuesday would only give Labor a further boost.
01:40A few hints perhaps in question time.
01:42My question, my last in this place.
01:45An upbeat Prime Minister sharpening his attack lines.
01:48We're delivering on the cost of living. They only care about their mate's cost of lunching.
01:53This Prime Minister and this government we're living in a parallel universe.
01:57After question time Peter Dutton rehearsed his own campaign pitch.
02:01We will clean up this government's mess and we will get our country back on track.
02:08The next time they meet could be on the campaign.
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