Electoral Disclosure and Funding (Donation Disclosure) Amendment Bill 2024
Almost every voter walks to the ballot box with a set of interests guiding their decision to vote.
Almost every voter walks to the ballot box with a set of interests guiding their decision to vote.
At your state conference a fortnight ago, Liberal Party treasurer Rod Bramich told members, 'It won't be business as usual under Tasmania's new donation disclosure laws'. He also implored everyone to up their efforts and get as much money in as possible before the laws come into effect next year.
Democracy, when it is functioning, is a beautiful thing. It is also increasingly under threat and very rare when it comes to talking about what is happening on the planet.
For too long Tasmania has been known, correctly, as the secret state. We have had millions in dirty money flowing into the major parties' coffers without ever having to be declared publicly and dirty elections that treat Tasmanian voters like mushrooms.
The Liberal and Labor parties have so far maintained a cloak of secrecy over the donations they’ve received during this election campaign, but it’s not too late for them to come clean and be transparent with Tasmanians.
Tasmania will finally have political donations laws but they will be the weakest in the nation
Four years after gambling interests bought the election for the Liberals, new donations disclosure and electoral laws were tabled in Parliament today.
In lutruwita/Tasmania, as in many democratic societies, constant vigilance is needed to ensure the foundations of our democracy are strong.
What we do not know is the source of 92 per cent of Liberal Party donations received in the year 2019-20.
The report of the review into Tasmania's political donations laws has been sitting on your Attorney-General's desk since late last year.