Reports that the Liberal party is fundraising by making donors pay for access to Chinese government officials raise serious questions about Turnbull’s integrity.
Turnbull’s cowardly cancellation of a Parliamentary sitting week leaves him out of time on promised political donation reform.
Turnbull has been so busy protecting the foreign citizens in his ranks that he continues to neglect the important issue of foreign political donations.
Malcolm Turnbull and Barnaby Joyce have serious questions to answer about National Party president Larry Anthony’s clear conflict of interest as director of lobbying firm SAS Consulting Group, which represents companies with major stakes in coal and gas energy generation.
Labor today secured Senate support for a motion calling on the Prime Minister to back a Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security inquiry into how Australia can best safeguard against foreign interference in our electoral and political processes.
Last night’s 4 Corners episode on foreign donations shows there are no more excuses left for Malcolm Turnbull – it is time for him to support Labor’s Bill to ban foreign donations.
Reports today the Government will accept Labor’s proposal to ban foreign donations is a belated step in the right direction, but does not go anywhere near far enough. Read More
If Malcolm Turnbull was serious about improving confidence in the political system, he would back Labor’s plan for reforms to political donations and the Senate Inquiry we’ve launched into a National Integrity Commission. Read More
The Turnbull Government’s plan to ban the distribution of how-to-vote cards at elections is an attack on the fundamental principles of Australian democracy. Read More