Tag Archives: political donations

TV appearance on ABC’s The Business

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Warwick Smith

I was interviewed for a segment on political donations by financial institutions that aired on Wednesday night on The Business on ABC TV. This followed on from a piece I wrote for The Guardian last year. It’s great the ABC … Continue reading →

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Political donations and the destruction of democratic scrutiny

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Warwick Smith

This is an expanded version of an article originally published at The Guardian. By Warwick Smith Published by the Transnational Insitute. Abstract Many corporations donate to both sides of politics. One of the reasons they do this is to ensure … Continue reading →

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Political donations in Australia 2012/13

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Warwick Smith

The below list is from AEC data (via the ABC who saved me the time of compiling a table) of donations to political parties during the 2012/13 fincial year sorted by donor. The objective of this post is to illustrate … Continue reading →

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