Tasmania’s gambling election shows Australia needs tougher rules on money in politics
- Written by Danielle Wood, Program Director, Budget Policy and Institutional Reform, Grattan Institute
Today’s Commonwealth donations data release is a stark reminder of the deep flaws in our political donations system.
Contributions to political parties are revealed up to 19 months after the event, and sometimes not at all.
With most states now operating far more transparent regimes, the only conceivable explanation for the current...
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