What is #ourDemocracy?
Did a majority of us vote to waste a majority of our tax "donations" on activities we cannot seem to explain in language effortlessly understood by an average citizen?
I'm still waiting to hear and see intelligent explanations for sending billions upon billions of dollars to anonymous non-government organizations (NGOs), especially organizations shrouded in secrecy, and devoid of any explicit meaning to me. How about you?
Which is your favorite tax-funded NGO? WHY?
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The corrosive influence of money is felt across the political spectrum - with donations reliably peaking in election years.
How much 💵 from harmful industries and unidentifiable sources was given to our major parties?
https://www.ourdemocracy.com.au/aec-donations-data-summary/
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On Feb 1, the Australian Electoral Commission released its annual donations and spending data for politicians and parties over the previous financial year (2021-22). Using the information published on their Transparency Register, we found that big corporate donations and dark money are still dominating the Australian political landscape. Dark Money In the year of the […]
Last week's data release showed us a system rife with dark money, big corrupting donations & out of control election spending.
✊Email your MP & Senator asking what they will do to get big money out of our democracy.
#Auspol #OurDemocracy https://www.ourdemocracy.com.au/email-your-mp-donations-reform/
CALL ON YOUR MP TO TAKE ACTION On Feb 1, the Australian Electoral Commission released its annual donations and spending data for politicians and parties over the previous financial year. Once again, we are seeing the overwhelming influence of corporations and wealthy special interests over our political system. The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters […]
The Centre for Public Integrity has analysed the recently released electoral donation data. It’s quite an eye opener. Click on the link below to access 👇
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