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Donations ban 'delivers windfall' for political parties

Laws banning political donations in SA have been rushed through parliament without public scrutiny and are compromised and unfair, a democracy expert says.

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Political donations ban in SA 'will increase handouts'

The SA government has secured support for its ban on political donations, but a democracy expert says it will lead to huge handouts for political parties.

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Dutton panics over ‘Muslim candidates’. But our parliaments are designed to be hung

Power-sharing is a standard part of parliamentary democracy. It’s time the major parties started acting like it.

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Submissions, witnesses, questions … then nothing. Australian government cites ‘passage of time’ for silence on reports

Dozens of parliamentary reports dating back as far as 2008 have suddenly received the same sad 24-word response, saying their findings are from too long ago to justify more

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The voters who brought you Scott Morrison want stronger anti-corruption protections

Exclusive: Cook residents want a stronger NACC and a ban on deceitful political ads, a new poll finds.

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Biggest political donors revealed amid calls for reform

Australia's major political donors have been revealed, with calls to improve funding integrity and transparency.

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‘He Who Must Not Be Named’: Australian council told not to mention Harry Potter-themed event in local park

Warner Brothers demand councillors sign non-disclosure agreements preventing them from revealing planned interactive event in wildlife sanctuary

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Could truth in political advertising laws have saved the Voice debate from lies?

Lies and confusion ran rampant over the course of the campaign, but Labor was caught in a mire of its own making, say MPs and analysts.

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Canberra in the dark over corporate influence on politics

The Australia Institute hired corporate governance experts to look into influence peddling by businesses. Turns out, not much is known about the money companies spend on political operations.

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Labor gives parliament only limited powers to examine unlawful spying after Timor-Leste scandal

ALP had pledged to give parliamentary intelligence committee certain powers to enable an investigation of Timor-Leste bugging scandal

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This is what our Australian and state politicians earn each year

Australia's politicians are some of the highest paid in the world, and Victoria's political leaders have just been handed another pay rise.

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Labor senator accuses PwC of ‘deception and betrayal’ in misuse of Treasury information

Deborah O’Neill has also raised concerns that other consultancy firms may have engaged in similar practices without being detected

The Guardian - AU

Chris Minns' minority government may need to go slow — and that could prove to be good for NSW

If history is anything to go by, the 58th government under NSW Labor Chris Minns won't be unstable because it's two seats short of a majority — but it will face some heavy interrogation.

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What the AEC’s political donation data dump doesn’t tell us

The AEC’s annual data dump on political donations gives voters a lot of information, but there’s also a lot it doesn’t tell voters.

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Integrity was in tatters after the Morrison era. But is Labor doing enough to fix it?

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has cleared a path of integrity through the tortuous mess left by the former PM. But he can’t afford to stop now.

The New Daily

Paul Bongiorno: Truth in politics – now that would be something

The Albanese government is determined to prevent oligarchs like billionaire miner and developer Clive Palmer from distorting future federal elections.

The Guardian - AU

Mark McGowan condemns ‘morons’ for displaying ads outside his home linking Labor with China

Trucks with ads showing the Chinese president voting for Labor have been seen across Australia this week

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Morrison is the gag man — but the joke is on us

Silence is golden — particularly when your political enemies keep bringing up topics you don’t want to talk about.

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