The High Court has ruled new Queensland laws banning political donations from property developers are valid.
The former LNP President Gary Spence challenged the Queensland law saying it breached the implied right of political communication in the constitution. The High Court has not delivered reasons for its ruling, but has issued the orders in time to give certainty for those involved in the current
No one should be allowed to donate on pain of imprisonment. Having donations allowed is a GUARANTEE OF CORRUPTION.
NO, NOPE, NADA, NOOOO 🙅🙅🙅
I know one that has been donating in WA for decades. Surely this is a State issue?
No corporations should be able to donate to political parties! Individual voters only!
No one should.
No and that goes for unions has well. A political part should not be in any ones pocket
All donations to political parties should by untraceably ANONYMOUS. No way to trace donor
WhistlingWhist Should political parties be seen as charities? Also no
Now, stop them from being councillors...
james00000001 They got that right! ATLAST!
Should unions ?
NO WAY!
Agreed.
What about union donations where the members dues are deducted and funneled direct to a party or movement and provide not tangiblebenefit to the member. How about applying that sort of logic.
Should we have this rule in Pakistan Shahidmasooddr
ONLY individuals should be allowed to donate to political parties, and there should be a real-time online register of ALL donations, managed by the government. Easily doable!
ONLY individuals should be allowed to donate to political parties, and there should be a real-time online register of ALL donations, managed by the government. Easily doable! 😤
How about taking an Alderman for lunch?
Yeah nah no way feck off
The high court is wrong in my opinion. Now for unions and Getup to be restricted as well.
Nobody should.
No, look at the Sydney Football Stadium. A huge chunk of LNP donations come from property developers.
Property developers are banned because of a perception of influence Meanwhile unions are not banned despite a reality of influence AusVotes19
Keep lobbyists of any kind away from your elected officials, humans are corruptible.
davrosz Donations to political parties should be banned full stop. You can dress it up all you like but the fact is no one hands over money without expecting something in return. Independence & objectivity is critical to good govt.
Fuck no
Absolutely not😠😠😠
What about a property developer that gives money to a third party say a union say the CFMEU Zthen they pass it onto a political party like labor.
That will be a NO!
the high court is correct.
Pending further info, I'm guessing that is not the question the High Court was actually considering. Queensland Parliament decided 'no', and HC was asked to rule if that was valid.
What's the difference between a donation from a 'property developer' and that of a bank or a mining company? It 's all to buy influence & decisions. Anyone with half a brain knows that a business does not hand out money unless there is a ROI.
No
If unions can, property developers should be able to
The answer is a resounding NO! There is way too much scope for corruption.
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