Capping donations but permitting cash-for-access dinners would be a ‘rort’, Greens warn

Adam Bandt accuses Labor and Coalition of aiming to ‘rig’ electoral funding system to make it harder for Greens or independents to compete fairlyGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAdam Bandt has said that capping donations while allowing cash-for-access dinners is a “rort not a reform”, warning the major parties against possible “collusion” to make it harder for independents and minor parties to be elected.The Greens leader sounded the alarm at the party’s national conference on Saturday, accusing Labor and the Coalition of aiming to “rig the electoral funding system, making it harder for Greens candidates, or independents, to compete fairly”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup