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Have we outsourced our politics?
The days of mass-membership political parties are over. Instead, it seems like we’ve decided to outsource politics to a new class: professional politicians.
READ MOREBrumby’s poor disclosure over donations and jobs for relatives
While there are literally hundreds of examples of politicians either employing their relatives or having party colleagues take them on, very few have reached the scale of Victorian Premier John Brumby’s family.
READ MOREPolitical donations drought: cash levels fall by 60%
Are we witnessing the drying up of political donations? Total political donations of $93.7 million fell 60% last year. Plus some of the more interesting donors uncovered by Crikey readers.
READ MOREDemocracy, South Australian style
SA Attorney-General Michael Atkinson has changed the rules of democracy in the state, explains Hendrik Gout: you can’t make an anonymous political comment on a blog, but you can make an anonymous donation to the ALP.
READ MOREInfluential or not? Big political donors show how it’s done
Despite a big drop in political donations in 2008-09, the AEC figures released yesterday still show how influence works — and fails to work — in Canberra. Even if the data isn’t that surprising.
READ MOREMayne digs some donations data dirt
The annual deluge of political donations data was dropped by the AEC today, containing a stack of interesting revelations. Stephen Mayne sifts through the dirt.
READ MOREThe corporates that helped Bligh, Barnett to power
The release of this morning’s Australian Electoral Commission’s “periodic disclosures” data paint a vivid picture of who bankrolled the two state elections that occurred in the 2008/09 financial year.
READ MOREHelp Crikey dig through the political donations data
Every January, Crikey pres over the AEC’s annual political donations data to see what we can dig up. This year, we want your help.
READ MOREThe election begins now
The AEC has released the latest political party donations data, the Coalition is about to release its official climate change policy, and Parliament starts tomorrow with a fresh Newspoll. Brace yourselves, says Possum Comitatus: the election year has begun.
READ MOREDemocratic donors recieving White House perks
The Washington Times has scored internal documents it claims show Barack Obama has been rewarding major donors to the Democratic Party with exclusive access to the White House, administration advisers and important meetings.
READ MOREAnna Bligh: just say no to political donations
In a Press Club address, the Queensland leader has called for a total — or partial — ban on political donations, saying it will help revitalise political parties at a grassroots level.
READ MOREBarry O’Farrell sticks his neck out on donations reform
Barry O’Farrell has stuck his neck out on political donations reform, lobbyist activities and election expenditure in an attempt to make ground on Premier Rees. But his own political fundraising is under question, writes Lee Rhiannon.
READ MOREVoters torn on political donations
Newspoll has produced some interesting results on the public’s perception of political funding, reports Possum Comitatus, with opinions on third-party donations splitting strongly along age and gender lines.
READ MOREPolitical corruption not just in QLD
That fact that political donations, that hot little topic that Anna Bligh brought into the media spotlight this week, is controversial just proves reform is needed.
READ MORELiberals and Fielding block our right to know
Who purchased access to senior Labor ministers at the ALP national conference? If the Senate would pass pending legislation, we might just find out.
READ MOREIs this the end of the $10,000 plate?
Anna Bligh’s attempts to curtailing the influence of lobbyists and political donations will have some dramatic repercussions for all politicians. Will business fundraiser dinners be a thing of the past?
READ MORENew donations laws are bad news for NGOs
The proposed new rules to political donations may have signifcant effects on NGOs, since governments increasingly regard NGOs as direct competitors in the political system.
READ MORELobbyists line up to speed date government ministers
Businesses have forked out thousands to sit down to meetings with senior Rudd Government ministers, out of the gaze of the media, as an official part of the ALP National Conference.
READ MOREPalin fundraising has echoes of Obama
Sarah Palin’s fundraising haul this year has mostly come from small, grass-roots donors. It may not give her huge economic clout going into 2012, but, says Nate Silver, as Obama discovered, small donors often turn into activists and voters.
READ MOREMedia magnates split the bill on political donations
Australia’s media proprietors have given the major political parties around $1.6m in donations in the last two years.
READ MOREHave NSW political donors failed to disclose donations?
A number of NSW political donors may have failed to disclose the full extent of their political donations, a comparison of NSW and Commonwealth electoral disclosure data shows.
READ MOREThe ALP’s budget fundraising bonanza
The Labor Party will again reap hundreds of thousands of dollars from business with its Budget Night dinner this year.
READ MOREAxe Bishop, Andrews, Ruddock et al, say Lib donors
Big dollar big business donors are demanding Liberal Party renewal, according to a column from Glenn Milne.
READ MOREBabcock & Brown political donations will be missed
When the helium-driven investment bank Babcock & Brown collapsed into the arms of the administrator last Friday, the major political parties lowered their flags to half mast, writes Alex Mitchell.
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