On behalf of the Greens, I was proud to announce in my State of the State speech that in this term of Parliament we will be pursuing a total ban on political donations.
The Australian Electoral Commission’s latest political donations disclosures reveal the Tasmanian Hospitality Association donated $217,700 to the Liberals between 27 and 30 June.
The Tasmanian Electoral Commission donations disclosure list confirms the Liberal and Labor parties continue to rake in money from vested interests.
The donations from the pokies industry are once again flowing to Labor and Liberal politicians in an election campaign.
In a huge step toward strengthening our democracy, Greens’ legislation ensuring political donations are public comes into effect today.
Parliament has now backed stronger donations’ disclosure laws. Despite this, Premier Rockliff refused to reveal whether Big Salmon donate to the Liberal Party
The Greens’ bill to strengthen political donations transparency and democracy has passed the second reading in the Legislative Council, in a big win for Tasmanian voters.
Last night, this parliament expressed its will on political donations. That will is to have full transparency.
The Greens bill to lower the donations disclosure threshold and require monthly reporting will be debated by the Legislative Council on Tuesday.
There are serious questions for the Rockliff Government to answer about the influence of donors and developers in their decision to attack planning appeals.