‘It’s a bad culture’: former Liberal treasurer calls for $200 cap on political donations to boost integrity
by Anne Davies from on (#5S991)
Michael Yabsley unveils 10-point plan that includes scrapping public funding combined with tight caps on election spending
The former New South Wales Liberal MP Michael Yabsley has spent his entire life since university touting for donations for the Liberal party. As a former federal treasurer of the Liberal party he knows a thing or two about the corroding influence of money on politics.
Now he's on a crusade to curtail the flow of money into Australian politics, and has devised a 10-point plan that he believes will bring greater transparency and integrity into politics.
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