Push for Transparency Stalls: Electoral Donation Reform Bill Shelved Until 2025

Minister Katy Gallagher said the government plans to spend the summer negotiating the reform bill with the crossbench.

Minister for Finance Katy Gallagher during question time in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on June 14, 2023. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Amid a push to pass over 40 bills in the Senate’s final week, the Albanese government has shelved its electoral reform bill for now.

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher confirmed in the Senate on Nov. 28 that the reforms, which proposed caps on electoral donations, will not proceed this year.