Victoria’s political donations laws favour the major parties - and now a High Court challenge may test their constitutional validity.
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An attempt by the Liberals to insert a legal time bomb into the electoral reform and a Labor proposal that would give the ACTU a generous donation cap were main reasons a deal on the bill imploded.
Donald Trump’s return has normalised and supercharged authoritarianism internationally, making it the rule rather than the exception.
The proposed bill reduces the risk of corruption but other problems remain - including that it favours the major parties.
The government has unveiled details of its major overhaul of political donations rules.
Quid-pro-quo corruption is not a feature of British politics, but nice gifts ease access to the ultra wealthy.
Labor’s national executive will meet on Thursday to deal with requests to suspend the union’s affiliations in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
Nearly 20% of House and Senate members are 70 or older, and only 6% are under 40. What explains Congress’ advanced age?
Banning political donations may sound like a good idea, but Peter Malinauskas’ plan raises political and legal risks.
There are simple (and some not-so-simple) measures that would make donations more transparent and fairer.
Labor may now be in office, but it’s the Coalition that still attracts the big bucks. And there remains much murkiness about who donates to whom - and why.
Public data about individual donors’ political contributions supports the perception that American academia leans left.
Kate Chaney & Michelle Grattan 16.02.2022
This week, Politics with Michelle Grattan features independent MP Kate Chaney. They discuss climate change, integrity, the economy, challenges of the job and more
Researchers looked at a decade of political spending by the oil and gas industry and others engaged in climate policy. If money talks, one side had a giant megaphone.
Among the more arresting figures are that Clive Palmer spent more than the Labor Party on the 2022 election, and for the first time since 2010, the party that had the biggest wallet didn’t win.
When people work together, they can move governments to action. Just ask the suffragettes. Still, few people do it. A psychologist explains why, and how to turn that around.
This fictitious project approval helps us better understand how environmental governance in Australia has gone badly wrong.
Four of Labor’s reform pledges are linked to the urgent issue of democratic reform
A number of court cases on political donations raises the question as to why wealthy New Zealanders donate thousands to political parties – and why some people try to hide their contribution.
The Australian Electoral Commission has released parties’ financial disclosures for 2020-21. But our picture of what is going on with political funding in Australia is still woefully inadequate.
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