Dear diary:Push to reveal who ministers are meeting – and why

Dear diary:Push to reveal who ministers are meeting – and why

Diaries of ministers and staff would be made public to shine a light on any vested interests gaining access to the state’s lawmakers under a proposal to overhaul Victoria’s integrity regime.

  • byJosh Gordon

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Financial independents:More teals’ secret wealthy backers revealed

Financial independents:More teals’ secret wealthy backers revealed

AEC data shows just how hard the harbourside city turned on the Liberal Party.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
The big money behind the teals’ big victory

The big money behind the teals’ big victory

The largest individual donor to Climate 200 and teal independents is a relatively unknown Bondi entrepreneur,share trading firm founder Rob Keldoulis.

  • byNick Bonyhady
‘Ditch Dan’ donations probe won’t conclude until after the election

‘Ditch Dan’ donations probe won’t conclude until after the election

An investigation into the state Liberal Party’s lucrative ‘Ditch Dan’ fundraising push won’t be finalised until after the election,potentially denying the public access to critical information on political donations.

  • byJosh Gordon
The home of the great political donation turkey hunt
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The home of the great political donation turkey hunt

The great donation turkey hunt continues unabated in Canberra,potentially affecting the makeup of our parliaments.

  • byCal Viney
‘A contest of dollars’:Campaign spending soars 144% as parliament looks at reform
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‘A contest of dollars’:Campaign spending soars 144% as parliament looks at reform

Political parties increased their federal spending from $124 million in 1999 to $302 million in 2019,prompting a call for campaign spending caps.

  • byDavid Crowe
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‘We intend to legislate’:Labor considering caps on election spending and public funding
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‘We intend to legislate’:Labor considering caps on election spending and public funding

Political parties would face a cap on how much they can spend during an election campaign under a suite of measures being considered by the Albanese government.

  • byAnthony Galloway
‘Deeply uncomfortable’:Perrottet flags political donation concerns

‘Deeply uncomfortable’:Perrottet flags political donation concerns

“I believe there is a serious corruption risk,” the NSW premier said as he warned that donations can create corruption risks.

  • byTom Rabe
Officials to investigate alleged developer donation to ambitious Sydney mayor

Officials to investigate alleged developer donation to ambitious Sydney mayor

Carmelo Pesce,who is tipped for a run at state or federal politics,says he has never taken money from a banned donor.

  • byMichael Koziol
Clive Palmer’s golf course redevelopment could derail his political donations

Clive Palmer’s golf course redevelopment could derail his political donations

The case between Queensland’s Electoral Commission and Palmer’s Gold Coast golf course Palmer Leisure dates back to December 2020.

  • byToby Crockford
VEC requests documents from Opposition Leader Matthew Guy

VEC requests documents from Opposition Leader Matthew Guy

Matthew Guy says the Victorian Electoral Commission has asked him to provide all documents relating to the contract drawn up by his former chief of staff Mitch Catlin.

  • byJackson Graham andRachel Eddie