Independent MPs suggest legal challenge likely amid concerns at Parliament House that major parties are blocking competitors
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Zali Steggall has dressed down Don Farrell in a fiery exchange over the Albanese government’s last-minute deal with the opposition to pass electoral laws crossbenchers say will disadvantage independents at the polls.
Farrell held an impromptu press conference on Thursday morning to discuss the details of the deal before Steggall appeared and stood next to him.
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