That is how it rolls, they all do deals with the independents etc to get their vote. It is standard fair across the board.
Negotiation on policy is what all politicians should be doing.
Making big donations with public money to get a representative a different outcome is a corruption of the democratic process and should be prosecuted whoever did it and wherever it was done. This why independent government bodies are so important when making these decisions.
My local member should get their hat handed to them at the next election for the car Park rorts, but they won’t. I witnessed it first hand when they turned up at my local scout group for a ‘contribution’ to the group, used it for a photo op, & immediately pissed off. Didn’t even stay for a couple of questions from the kids on what it was like representing our area in Canberra.
Corruption of the political process is acceptable by a large proportion of the population. It has a negative impact on everything.