Should we have more federal politicians? One can anticipate the knee-jerk response from many sceptical voters.

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But Special Minister of State Don Farrell believes there's a case, and has the parliamentary joint standing committee on electoral matters examining the arguments.

Farrell, a right-wing factional heavyweight who has a low profile publicly but holds a lot of power within Labor, drove the political funding reforms legislated last term. They begin operating ahead of the 2028 election. Despite doubts Farrell would land a deal to pass those changes, he managed, very late, to get

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