Real-time disclosure would mean that former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull would have had to swiftly declare his $1.75 million donation to the Liberals in 2016.
Politicians would have to declare political donations over $1000 in real time as part of a sweeping package of integrity measures Special Minister of State Don Farrell hopes to introduce by mid-2023.
Similarly, some advertisements run on social media platforms during recent federal elections could have been pulled under truth in advertising laws.the package of proposals, which had been Labor policy in opposition, were designed to deliver “greater transparency and greater representation”. “We won’t proceed with legislation until JSCEM [the parliamentary committee] has had a chance to look at it all. And we would prefer to do these things with consensus. For us, this is about transparency.”
The inquiry by the parliamentary committee would take six to 12 months, Farrell said, and would potentially also examine issues raised by the Australian Electoral Commission about early voting. Farrell would not specify how many extra senators the territories could receive but two senators are considered more likely than one as each major party would likely gain one extra senator each from both territories.
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