Sitting parliamentarians rarely lose elections. While incumbents have a publicly funded head-start, challengers rely on donations to fund their election campaigns, which is why political donation reform needs to ensure everyone should be able to afford a ticket to run in an election.

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Elizabeth Morison, Researcher, the Australia Institute // @morison_liz

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Why it's hard to beat sitting MPs in elections