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Political donations

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Individuals can give thousands of dollars to political parties in NSW, but corporations can't. Rgs_

New South Wales puts the screws on political funding … but who benefits?

By Graeme Orr, University of Queensland

Since 2010, New South Wales has had the most regulated political finance system in Australian history. This includes caps on expenditure in the six month period before an election and low annual limits…
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Most Australians want to see a transparent, fair political system, but they're not getting one. Flickr/Michael Dawes

Follow the money: better rules on political funding needed

By Graeme Orr, University of Queensland

Whether you’re a cynic or an idealist, most of us believe there should be rules restraining big money in politics. But after a decade of stop-start debate on the issue, a Commonwealth parliamentary report…
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There should be more regulation of third parties to help preserve Australian democracy. AAP/Alan Porritt

Big money politics: why we need third party regulation

By Marian Sawer, Australian National University

MEDIA & DEMOCRACY: In the latest instalment of The Conversation’s week-long series on how the media influences the way our representatives develop policy, Marian Sawer examines the need to regulate…