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Donations Law Changes

A summary of donations law reforms, shortfalls and loopholes in NSW.
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The Developer's Map

Check out the Greens new online map of planning hotspots across Sydney and NSW.
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They Said It!

"I think we would be better off if developers were forbidden from donating election funds to municipal candidates and to political parties."

Former Labor Prime Minister, Paul Keating.
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South Australia joins donations campaign!

The campaign to ban political donations is growing.  Check out the new SA campaign pages.

Local Govt donations

  • What are the big donations issues facing local government?
  • See lists of donations to Council election candidates.
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Any free lunches with Malcolm Turnbull? 

Lee Rhiannon and Norman Thompson have followed the substantial fortunes of Malcolm Turnbull's Wentworth Forum since it was founded in 2007.  The Forum has been a river of gold for Turnbull with hundreds of thousands of dollars flowing in for his campaigns for the federal seat of Wentworth.  This New Matilda article contains additional material and parallels the stories Richard Baker published in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

Electoral Reform Could Be Rees' Best Friend
The NSW Premier could save himself the agony of another Wollongong-style scandal if he found his backbone and kicked off political funding reform in NSW, write Lee Rhiannon and Norman Thompson.  Read article on New Matilda

Coming clean on donations can be a 'dirty' business
SMH Oped by Dr Norman Thompson more 


Faulkner Green Paper

Senator John Faulkner has released a Green Paper into election funding reform

Public submissions closed on 23 Februray 2009.  The 49 submissions have now been made public


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Queensland to probe political donations

Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission chairman Robert Needham plans to review the way in which the major political parties offer meetings with ministers and opposition frontbenchers for money.  Needham said there was "no doubt" companies and unions expected something in return for donations, especially to governing parties.

 
Millionaires oiling Turnbull machine

Investigative reporter Richard Baker reveals in the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne's Age the wealthy Australians contributing to Malcolm Turnbull's Wentworth Forum.  As hundreds of thousands of dollars roll into Turnbull's fundraising machine for his federal seat of Wentworth campaigns, Turnbull turns his back on reform of Australia's electoral funding system.

 
Lee Rhiannon calls on NSW ICAC to follow Qld's lead

Greens MP and donations spokesperson Lee Rhiannon is calling on ICAC to follow its Queensland cousin's lead and launch a systemic investigation into the corrupting influence of political fundraisers and donations

 
Net journal cans Turnbull story

The New Matilda article dealing with Turnbull's Wentworth Forum was first offered to Online Opinion.  Read investigative reporter Richard Baker's discussion in The Age of the events surrounding the pulling of the Rhiannon & Thompson article.

 
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