Four years after gambling interests bought the election for the Liberals, new donations disclosure and electoral laws were tabled in Parliament today.
Today’s Australian Electoral Commission donations show the desperate need for electoral reform.Dark money from vested interests continues to flow in to the majo
In one of the Tasmanian Parliament’s darkest days, the Liberals’ gambling framework legislation has passed both Houses of Parliament with Labor’s full support.
In lutruwita/Tasmania, as in many democratic societies, constant vigilance is needed to ensure the foundations of our democracy are strong.
The debate on the future gaming markets bill has demonstrated to Tasmanians the toxic, corrosive influence of corporate donations on both Liberal and Labor.
The Liberals’ disinterest in a genuinely robust democracy, was on show in Parliament once again today.
On behalf of the Tasmanian Greens, I tabled the Electoral Amendment (Integrity of Elections) Bill 2021 in Parliament today.
Our opposition to this bill, which entrenches a rotten, life destroying, poker machine empire in disadvantaged communities has been long and consistent.
As we know, the proliferation of poker machines in areas of socio-economic disadvantage across the state has had a profoundly harmful impact.
I want to talk about the unhealthy relationship between the gambling industry and the two major parties in this state.