Media Releases

A Bad Bill But Hope For The Future [21st Jun, 2006]
The Australian Democrats are alarmed that the Coalition used its Senate numbers to reject every single non-Government amendment to pass the... View More

Quid Pro Quo Needed for WA Electoral Funding [19th May, 2006]
The Australian Democrats today greeted the news that WA may introduce public funding for political parties contesting state elections with a... View More

Govt to Damage Democracy with Proposed Political Donations Agenda [29th Mar, 2006]
The Coalition Government today in the Senate confirmed its intention to weaken accountability and to strengthen the nexus between wealthy in... View More

Abetz - No Ban on Foreign Political Donations [8th Feb, 2006]
The Australian Democrats today in the Senate pressed the Howard Government to state when it would reform electoral funding laws to stop ov... View More

Ban Foreign Donations [1st Feb, 2006]
The Australian Democrats greeted todays news that the Liberal Party received a $1 million donation from controversial British Conservative... View More

JSCEM Fails on Funding and Disclosure Reform [10th Oct, 2005]
The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters Report into the 2004 election fails to confront political governance, political donation... View More

Less Secrecy Needed in Political Donations, Not More [20th May, 2005]
The Australian Democrats have condemned plans by the Government to allow larger secret donations to political parties, describing it as poli... View More

$Millions in political donations still not accounted for [1st Feb, 2005]
Australias federal and state political donations laws need to be much stronger including banning foreign donations and donations with string... View More

Greens Shrill On Corporates and Whisper on Unions [23rd Sep, 2004]
Reacting to the Green Party Senator Browns press release on political donations today, Senator Andrew Murray said the Greens were long-term... View More

Political Donations Reform Why is it Never the Right Time? [1st Apr, 2004]
The Australian Democrats welcome the passage of the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Representation in the House of Representatives) Bill 2... View More

Media Briefing Note on Overseas donations [31st Mar, 2004]
Senators Andrew Murray and Andrew Bartlett made supplementary remarks to the Joint Standing Committee of Electoral Matters Report of the Inq... View More

Senate Resuscitates Electoral Funding Inquiry [4th Mar, 2004]
The Australian Democrats welcome Senate support for a Democrats’ motion to resuscitate an inquiry on electoral funding and disclosure to the... View More

No Strings Attached [26th Jun, 2003]
Against a background of Labor and Liberal mudslinging over political donations, the Australian Democrats once again call for strong measures... View More

Democrats Attack Poor Political Governance [23rd Jun, 2003]
The Australian Democrats today again reiterated the urgent need for Constitutional reform, much stronger political governance and much great... View More

Show Us the Money [4th Feb, 2003]
Full disclosure of political donations are on the table again today. The Australian Democrats repeat their long standing call that polit... View More

DISCLOSE DONORS: Electoral Commission Report Hides True Story [4th Feb, 2002]
The Australian Democrats have again called on the Government to require the full, legislated disclosure of political donations following the... View More

KEEPING POLITICAL PARTIES HONEST: Democrats launch measures to change politics [26th Oct, 2001]
The Australian Democrats today in Perth launched their 'Keeping Political Parties Honest' policy as part of their commitment to chan... View More

Spring clean politics: Democrats propose sweeping reforms [5th Sep, 2000]
Political governance. 'One-vote-one-value' in political parties. Stronger political donations laws. Regulation of political parti... View More

Labor opposed full disclosure of Trusts [13th Apr, 2000]
In today's debate on Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No.8 1999) the Democrats were attacked by Labor for passing the Bill without insistin... View More

Open the books - call for political donations transparency [20th Jan, 2000]
Donations to political parties of more than $1500 via political clubs, trusts and foundations should be disclosed, according to Australian D... View More