澳大利亚联邦选举改革法规将于明年生效，首次为联邦选举设立支出上限1。根据新规定，每党年度支出上限定为9000万澳元，选区支出上限为80万澳元1。
格拉顿研究所发布的政策简报指出，当前的支出上限设置过高1。该机构建议年度支出上限应降至4000万澳元1。同时，为降低新参选者的进入门槛，格拉顿研究所建议为新参选者设立选区支出上限上调空间，允许上调至120万澳元，比现行上限提高50%1。澳大利亚选举委员会预计2025年联邦选举的广告宣传费约为2000万澳元1。
这项改革正面临法律挑战。前独立候选人Rex Patrick和Zoe Daniel正领导一项高等法院诉讼，基于隐含的政治沟通自由权对新规提出宪法质疑1。历史数据显示，仅有两位近期新当选者的支出低于现行的80万澳元选区上限：2019年当选的Helen Haines和2022年当选的Dai Le1。
Australia's parliament has enacted new federal election reform legislation that will introduce spending caps for the first time, taking effect next year 1. The new rules set an annual expenditure ceiling of A$90 million per party for federal elections 1.
However, the Grattan Institute has challenged the adequacy of this threshold in a policy brief, arguing that the cap should be reduced to A$40 million annually instead 1. The institute also recommends allowing new candidates a 50 percent increase in electorate spending limits—raising them from A$800,000 to A$1.2 million—to lower barriers to entry for emerging contenders 1. The Australian Electoral Commission has estimated that advertising spending for the 2025 federal election will reach approximately A$20 million 1.
The reform faces constitutional scrutiny following legal action initiated by former independent candidates Rex Patrick and Zoe Daniel in the High Court, based on arguments regarding an implied right to political communication under the Constitution 1. Among recent newcomers to parliament, only two candidates—Helen Haines, elected in 2019, and Dai Le, elected in 2022—had campaign expenditures below the A$800,000 electorate spending limit 1.
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