The NSW ICAC raid of ALP\u2019s headquarters in Sydney shows political donations are a main source of corruption, yet the Government\u2019s proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission (CIC) wouldn\u2019t even be able to investigate, Greens spokesperson for democracy Senator Larissa Waters said.
\n\u201cThe Government has intentionally designed a body that will ensure political parties can\u2019t be investigated for the millions of dollars in corporate donations they take from industries like mining, banking and gambling,” Senator Waters said.
\n\u201cThe raid on Labor offices by NSW state ICAC shows the need for both donation reform and a federal anti-corruption body that can investigate the influence of big money on our politics.
\n\u201cThe millions of dollars in political donations corrupt our democracy, yet the Government is proposing a weak federal integrity commission that will not have the power to investigate donations.
\n\u201cThe Morrison Government\u2019s proposed CIC lacks broad powers, teeth, sufficient funding, and the capacity to investigate allegations of corruption from public tip offs.
\n\u201cThe Greens have repeatedly moved for an end to corporate donations and a cap of $1000 on all donations yet hit the major party road block every time as they choose to stay in the pockets of the big corporate donors.\u201d
\n\u201cUp to $100,000 could be donated to a political party without the need for disclosure, if it is split across state and federal bodies and below the $13,800 threshold.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s an absolute indictment on our democracy that anonymous donations can be made without any laws being broken. Corruption could be absolutely rife yet there is no ability for anybody to investigate.
\n\u201cThere must be urgent political donation reform to close this channel for corruption once and for all.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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