National Affairs
23 May 2019
This year’s election exposed deep flaws in campaign finance rules
National Affairs
29 March 2019
With one scandal following another, the obvious reforms are long overdue
National Affairs
6 August 2018
The finance industry is over-represented among political donors. But hedging your bets only gets you so far
National Affairs
18 June 2018
A Supreme Court decision on the Victorian branch’s finances has national implications — and not just for the party
National Affairs
23 May 2018
Much-anticipated changes to Victoria’s political finance laws favour the big parties and fall short of full transparency
National Affairs
23 March 2018
One week, two political campaign scandals: Cambridge Analytica’s data-harvesting and Labor’s funding scam in Victoria highlight the temptations facing parties desperate to win…
National Affairs
12 July 2017
Taking private donations out of the equation would help restore trust in the political system – and we’re already partway there
National Affairs
13 March 2017
Urged on by an independent MP, Annastacia Palaszczuk’s government has shown how real-time disclosure can work
National Affairs
1 February 2017
New rules for parliamentary entitlements will improve transparency and accountability. But do they go far enough?
National Affairs
20 October 2016
The controversy over foreign political donations can easily be coloured by prejudice. The vital first step is to define what we mean by “foreign”
National Affairs
7 October 2016
With the parties under growing pressure to reform political finance, the only real obstacle is a lack of will
International
4 February 2014
The United States isn’t the obvious place to look for ideas about how to clean up political funding. But Graeme Orr found a New York agency that can teach us a lot…
National Affairs
8 August 2013
Labor failed to take the opportunity to make historic changes to campaign finance disclosure, writes Brian Costar
From the archive
25 July 2012
The Liberals’ innovative 1949 election campaign offered voters an alternative worldview
National Affairs
9 November 2011
More reforms are needed to ensure the integrity of party fundraising and regulate lobbyists in Victoria, writes Joo-Cheong Tham
