Dear SM,

Could you provide us with some evidence of your
claim that the unions are the biggest funder of
the Greens?

This is news to me.

Given that developers were pouring illegal money into the NSW Liberal Party, no wounder they approved 98% of development applications.

Mafia figures donated tens of thousands of dollars to the discredited NSW Liberal Party fundraising vehicle, the Millennium Forum, as part of an ultimately successful campaign to allow a known criminal to stay in Australia. SMH June 30th 2015.

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/key-liberal-fundraising-body-took-mafia-money-for-access-20150629-gi07yb.html

"There is also a difference between interest groups putting their viewpoints in a persuasive manner"

Shadow is "interest group" your new name for the Mafia. Do you say "I guess that the Liberals will continue to provide policies that are friendly to the Mafia."

Shadow, The Greens have broken no laws federally or in the states, unlike the corrupt NSW Liberal Party which illegally took donations from property developers!

Foxy,

I said probably. I can't imagine any other group donating nearly $600 000 in one year. I would be happy if you could show otherwise.

Paul,

From a party that has accepted $hundred of thousands of dirty money laundered by the unions, you don't have a leg to stand on, especially after an independent review found nothing untoward in the granting of the visa.

The Coalition being pro business approved projects that had met all the environmental and other criteria that had been waiting years for the incompetent labor green government.

I gather you are no longer disputing that the pedogreens are now beholden to the unions.

What a joke Shadow " I can't imagine any other group donating nearly $600 000 in one year. I would be happy if you could show otherwise."

Liberal Party Donors 2013 federal election

Mrs Roslyn Packer $580,000 look after me boy Tone!
AUSTRALIAN HOTELS & HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION INC. $406,250 keep that booze a flown' Tone.
Inghams Enterprises Pty Limited $250,000 more cluck for your buck Tone.
Pratt Holdings P/L $250,000 one pratt giving to another prat a Tone.
J.J. Richards & Sons Pty Ltd $206,750 Now that 's a load of rubbish for ya Tone.

No lest than 25 millionaires or big business gave $100,000 or more to The Liberal Party before the last election. That does not include shady money channeled through front organisations, set up to hide money from who knows where.

Dear SM,

At least with the Greens and the unions you do admit there may
be some doubt.

Can you say the same about Liberal Party donors.
And I wonder what Liberal body parts they've got a firm grip on.

But enough of the finger-pointing.

Once that starts - we'll run out of fingers.

Paul,

I was making the assertion that the Greens were beholden to the unions and specifically about donations the unions being the single biggest source of donations to the Greens. I assume that your attempt at deflection is acknowledgement that the unions have influence over the decisions of the greens.

As for donations to the liberal party, the party and its members are committed to growing the economy through private enterprise. To this end will approve projects that have met their obligations with respect to community and EPA, while Labor and especially the greens have shown themselves to steadfastly against business will seldom approve projects and are reluctant to let businesses grow without a fat back hand.