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Don't ban donations, ban donations from crooks : Comments
By Graham Young, published 24/5/2018While there is a suspicion that some property development donations are corrupt (73 per cent), the suspicion is even higher for gaming (76 per cent) and still very high for unions (63 per cent), alcohol (60 per cent) and lawyers (51 per cent).
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power and influence over the Liberal and Labor parties.
They question whether Australia is a democracy or
a country governed by and for wealthy people and
corporations.
We do need a reform of political donations and we need
to put in place a National Independent Commission against
Corruption.
Membership of Australian political parties has declined over
the years so they're now less able to raise money from
Membership fees. Parties do receive some public funding
but not enough to pay for expensive election campaigns.
This has led to parties being reliant on political
donations.
If we ban donations from individuals and corporations funding
for political campaigns must come from elsewhere. Public
funding of elections will need to increase - meaning taxpayers
will bear a bigger burden in future elections.
My suggestion would be to place caps on donations. This would
level the playing field and reduce the influence of rich
donors.