With Queensland’s new political donation disclosure system now online, a new international survey shows strong Australian support for banning businesses from making political donations.
The release of Transparency International’s 2017 Global Corruption Barometer results marks the commencement of Queensland’s new online disclosure system for donations to candidates, until now only revealed after elections are over.
Professor A J Brown from Griffith University’s Centre for Governance & Public Policy, said the telling results highlight how crucial it is for such reforms to be rolled out nationally, and extended, if citizen trust in government is to be maintained or restored.
Professor A J Brown says political donation reform is needed to restore public trust
“In many countries, citizens are concerned by the level of petty bribery they face when trying to access government services, but Australians are clearly most concerned about the risks of ‘grand’ corruption and secret deals behind closed doors,” Professor Brown said.
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