Donations

The Greens NSW Democracy4sale campaign to ban corporate donations and reform election funding and disclosure has helped educate the public on the corrupting influence of corporate donations on our political system.

All hope, no real action on filthy campaign lucre — by Lee Rhiannon — last modified Aug 11, 2010 06:29 PM

With the federal election just weeks away and seven months before the New South Wales state one, the political fund-raising season is on again in earnest. Promises from state and federal Labor and Coalition leaders to deliver electoral funding reform before these elections appear forgotten. Money politics appears as entrenched as ever

Productivity Commission: Keneally urged to regulate gambling industry for public good — by Lee Rhiannon — last modified Jun 23, 2010 01:56 PM

Following today's release of the Productivity Commission's report into the gambling industry, NSW Greens MP Lee Rhiannon urged the NSW government to back the recommendations.

Rhiannon urges Keneally: Regulate gambling industry for public good — by Lee Rhiannon — last modified Jun 29, 2010 03:41 PM

Cowra Community News 23 June 2010. GREENS’ MP, Lee Rhiannon, has urged the New South Wales Government to back the recommendations in the Productivity Commission report into the gambling industry. “It’s time the Government regulated the gambling industry based on public interest, not the amount of donations received from the gambling, hotel and club industry,” Ms Rhiannon says in a statement released yesterday (Wednesday).

Coalition win hotel donations, O'Farrell silent on industry clean-up — by Alison Orme — last modified Jun 15, 2010 12:40 PM

Responding to today's report that the hotel industry is shifting its political donations from Labor to the Coalition Greens MP Lee Rhiannon has called on Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell to put forward a plan to clean up the hotel and gaming industry.

Is Labor hoping for donation boost from pokie tax cuts? — by Alison Orme — last modified Jul 09, 2010 01:04 PM

Commenting on the changes to gambling taxes in the NSW budget Greens MP Lee Rhiannon said that the cuts to the tax on poker machine profits was a set back for managing problem gambling and could well encourage the hotel industry to provide generous donations to the Labor Party.

Abbott's donations vehicle breaches disclosure laws — by Alison Orme — last modified May 18, 2010 08:33 AM

Research by the Greens Democracy4Sale political donations project has found that The Warringah Club based in Brookvale NSW, which is a major political donor to the Liberal opposition leader Tony Abbott, has failed to meet its disclosure requirements under federal and NSW electoral laws over a nine year period, even following action taken by the Crown Solicitor's office.

Cash-for-access spotlight on Abbott’s fundraisers — by susie — last modified Apr 19, 2010 08:48 AM

Greens MP and donations spokesperson Lee Rhiannon has called on Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to publicly back political funding reform and commit to clean up his political donation disclosure mistakes in order to remove the cash-for-access spotlight now centred on the Liberal Party.

Donation millions in party coffers puts Keneally under pressure on reform plan — by susie — last modified Mar 29, 2010 04:33 PM

Commenting on the millions of dollars in the election campaign war chests of Labor and the Coalition, Greens MP Lee Rhiannon has called on Premier Kristina Keneally to publicly state that legislation to reform political funding will be in place before the next election.

O'Farrell fails to win backing of corporate donors — by susie — last modified Mar 29, 2010 08:05 PM

Commenting on the release of donations disclosure data today by the NSW Election Funding Authority, which reveals that the NSW Liberal party has suffered another downward trend in donations during the six month disclosure period up to December 2009, Greens MP Lee Rhiannon said this raises doubts about the corporate sector's confidence in Barry O'Farrell's leadership.

NSW Donations Inquiry report: Labor must implement before 2011 election — by susie — last modified Mar 26, 2010 12:36 AM

Greens MP Lee Rhiannon said today that recommendations of the just released report of the NSW parliamentary inquiry into the public funding of election campaigns, if implemented, would be a major advancement in cleaning up the corrupting influence of donations.