Shadow,
Put simply what can the AHA expect in return from the Liberal government for their $406,250 investment in Tone? The Greens refuse to take corporate investments (donations) because we won't be compromised by them like other parties are!

Paul,

The Greens are hypocrites, having taken the biggest corporate donation in Aus history they have no wiggle room.

What the AHA can expect from the libs is not to introduce stupid gambling laws promised by Juliar to swing seats to stay in power.

Hi Paul,

My faulty memory has dug up a multi-million donation to the Greens from some hi-tech entrepreneur; you may be able to correct me on that.

And let's not mention the $ 100,000 (or more ?) from the CFMEU :)

Cheers,

Joe

Shadow, do I understand correctly: you're accusing the Greens of taking donations from the unions, not because of any actual evidence but simply because you can't imagine anyone else donating that much to them?

And what is so stupid about those gambling laws? They'd reduce the amount that gambling addicts lose, with very little effect on anyone else.

Hi Joe,
That particular donation was made by an individual and not a corporation, at the time many within the party including myself opposed such a large amount, Lee was very outspoken about it. Those in support pointed out it was a private donation and that had been made clear to the donor , which he accepted.
I support the public funding of elections with a limit of private expenditure from private donations being set at $30k per.candidate per seat with individual private donations limited to $10k per donor. In other words if you want to support 1 person you can donate $10k to that person 10 candidates $1000 each. Not hard to come up with a system that does not disadvantage minor parties and independents.

Aiden,

The donations by the unions were as declared by the Greens. Look it up.

The donation to the greens was From Wotif. The greens requested that he change the name on the cheque from his solely owned company to his name, however, the funds still came from the company. The pedogreens are still morally bankrupt.