No profits or tax, but plenty of money for political parties
While they were unable to turn a profit or pay tax, some of Australia's biggest companies had enough money to donate to political parties -- and one party in particular.
View ArticleMayne: top 10 political donations of all time
As "donation day" approaches, Stephen Mayne reveals his 10 favourite tales about election campaign finance.
View ArticleToxic Tony cost federal Libs as state fundraising soared
While Tony Abbott's debacle of a Prime Ministership sliced deeply into the Liberal Party's revenue, its state branches led the fundraising charge in 2014-15, new data shows.
View ArticleMayne: six juicy snippets from political donations data
There's more than one way to skin a cat.
View ArticleTips and rumours: New blood in the Libs?
The Victorian Liberal Party has preselected IPA staffer James Paterson for the top spot in the Victorian Senate ticket — and Paterson indicated this morning he would be taking over the vacant seat left...
View ArticleTurnbull slaps down Abbott on climate, as the intra-party war rages on
Tony Abbott isn't really following the Kevin Rudd playbook -- he's doing his destabilisation in public. And Liberal voters don't mind.
View ArticleShades of Thatcher: Abbott’s demise traces a familiar path
The sniping, undermining and personal fixations? We've seen it all before, writes history educator and researcher Tony Taylor.
View ArticleShit sheet smears Bronwyn Bishop challenger Walter Villatora
A shit sheet from 2012 questioning Bronwyn Bishop challenger Walter Villatora's resume has resurfaced as the preselection battle hots up.
View ArticleSubs domains: Libs buy up websites before the election
"Liberal.wtf" is just one of the many domains the Liberal Party has bought ahead of the election.
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Strange bedfellows: what a Liberal-Greens preference deal says about both
Party posturing over preference deals is much more often about ideology than tactics. The post Strange bedfellows: what a Liberal-Greens preference deal says about both appeared first on Crikey.
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Parties party in the USA
The budget still has room for junkets. The post Parties party in the USA appeared first on Crikey.
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Fighting fire with fire
You should always read the fine print. The post Fighting fire with fire appeared first on Crikey.
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before
If you were hoping for something original this election campaign, look away now. The post Stop me if you’ve heard this one before appeared first on Crikey.
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Much ado about preferences
Have the Greens and the Liberals done a preference deal? The post Much ado about preferences appeared first on Crikey.
View ArticleA vote by post is a vote for the Libs
That "important postal vote information" isn't what it seems. The post A vote by post is a vote for the Libs appeared first on Crikey.
View ArticleVote No. 1 Greens, says Liberal
Candidate pulls out of campaign, says she was pushed. The post Vote No. 1 Greens, says Liberal appeared first on Crikey.
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Rundle: the double-whammy of the Liberal Party’s inevitable decay
We have become accustomed to talking of both Labor and Liberal as "hollowed out", and that is true. But Labor has made the transition to being a post-class, post-mass-member party far better than the...
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Have the Libs been funneling your tax dollars into donations for themselves?
What is Parakeelia? And has it done anything wrong? Crikey intern Charlie Lewis explains. The post Have the Libs been funneling your tax dollars into donations for themselves? appeared first on Crikey.
View ArticleCrikey campaign scorecard: Labor attacks the Libs over Parakeelia
Party donations are back on the table. The post Crikey campaign scorecard: Labor attacks the Libs over Parakeelia appeared first on Crikey.
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