Modern Australian

Time for the federal government to catch up on political donations reform

  • Written by Carmela Chivers, Associate, Grattan Institute
Time for the federal government to catch up on political donations reformThe states have pulled far ahead of the Commonwealth on improving transparency around political donations.AAP/Mick Tsikas

Australians should be able to see who donates to political parties, but our political donations laws fall far short of this ideal. Recent reforms in New South Wales and Victoria mean that voters will have much better information...