Politics NSW

Contribution to the Election Donation Debate

The current rules only require candidates to disclose donations made prior to 30 days before the election. This means that the community is not make aware of significant donations made in the last 30 days of the election campaign, or even after the election itself.

Councillors and MPs should be made to declare all significant donations in their Disclosure of Interest Return, which is accessible to the public.

I don’t think banning donations would be effective, because it would push campaign contributions underground. However, a cap on contributions, particularly from corporations, might curtail the excessive influence corporations can have.

I would support some public funding towards the campaign expenses of local government candidates. This would enable a broader range of people to run, including those of lesser financial means.

March 24th, 2008 Posted by Cameron Price on Monday 24 March 2008 | Local Government, Election Donations | One comment
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Port Macquarie - Hastings Council: Unfair Dismissal

The sacking of Port Macquarie - Hastings Council is unjustified and serves no benefit to the people of the area, who will be denied the opportunity to vote for their leaders at the local government elections along with the rest of the State in September this year. There has been not one single instance of corruption or any law broken.

My comments on the ABC and elsewhere.

March 23rd, 2008 Posted by Cameron Price on Sunday 23 March 2008 | Local Government | 2 comments
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