Eureka Street Podcasts
Political donations reform is not so easy
- Author: Vários
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Synopsis
Political donations give privileged access to powerful public officials to those who are wealthy. But public funding does little to reduce parties' reliance on private money and radical control measures can fall foul of the Constitution. A 2013 High Court judgment finding that a ban on donations infringed the constitutional freedom of political communication.