As a growing chorus of political figures call for the banning of union, foreign and corporate donations, three Australian law professors consider whether the most effective way to regulate political donations is to impose a cap on funding
Labor senator Sam Dastyari stepped down from the frontbench on Wednesday amid questions about donations from a wealthy Chinese businessman. There is no clear political consensus on how or whether donation reform is required in Australia.
Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP
There is more than a little yellow peril in the latest political donations debate, which began with Labor senator Sam Dastyari’s acceptance of payments from companies, some of which had links to the Chinese government.
Distractions abound but here is the bottom line. Never mind race. Everyone donates for a reason. Often that reason is access or influence. If we all agree that undue influence over the political system is a …
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