Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Foreign donations report delayed in search for bipartisan deal

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March 01, 2017 at 11:08AM

Parliamentary report expected to recommend a ban on foreign donations to Australian political parties pushed back as Labor and Liberals negotiate

A parliamentary report expected to recommend imposing a ban on foreign donations to Australian political parties, associated entities and activist groups has been pushed back a week, in an effort to see whether the major parties can come to terms.

The joint parliamentary committee on electoral matters has been given the task of recommending changes to to the donations and disclosure regime, and was expected to produce a report on foreign donations on Friday.

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