Different donors    (published: 6/2008)

posted: 23/06/2008

Author(s): Joo-Cheong Tham (University of Melbourne) Category: - Audit paper; Incumbency benefits; Political Finance/Govt Advertising download Joo-Cheong Tham from the University of Melbourne argues the case for treating trade union financial contributions to political parties differently from those from corporations. The paper is a response to growing support for restricting or banning political donations from all organisations.

Government advertising on industrial relations    (published: 11/2007)	posted: 2/11/2007
Author(s): Fred Argy (Australian National University) Category: - Audit paper; Incumbency benefits; Political Finance/Govt Advertising download Fred Argy, visiting fellow at ANU’s Crawford School, reviews the federal government’s publicly funded, multi-million dollar campaign to persuade the Australian electorate of the merits of the controversial WorkChoices policy.

Fifty years of campaign finance study in Australia    (published: 12/2006)	posted: 18/12/2006
Author(s): Colin Hughes (University of Queensland) Category: - Audit paper; Political Finance/Govt Advertising download Colin A Hughes, Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of Queensland, looks at the history of the study of campaign finance in Australia and why it has been so under-developed.

Political finance in Australia : a skewed and secret system    (published: 11/2006)	posted: 21/11/2006
Author(s): Joo-Cheong Tham (University of Melbourne), Sally Young (University of Melbourne) Category: Focussed Audits; Political Finance/Govt Advertising download Focussed Audit No. 7.

Sunlight as the best disinfectant: Campaign finance in Australia    (published: 10/2006)

posted: 26/10/2006

Author(s): Kenneth R. Mayer (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Category: - Audit paper; Political Finance/Govt Advertising download Kenneth Mayer of the University of Wisconsin-Madison compares the systems of campaign finance in Australia and the United States. In spite of the huge sums involved in American campaigns, the disclosure requirements are far stricter than Australia’s, particularly since this year's changes.

Review of Limiting Democracy: the Erosion of Electoral Rights in Australia by Colin A. Hughes & Brian Costar    (published: 10/2006)	posted: 6/10/2006
Author(s): Marian Sawer (Australian National University) Category: Constitution/federalism; Political Finance/Govt Advertising; Electoral download

The benefits of incumbency    (published: 8/2006)

posted: 30/08/2006

Author(s): Norm Kelly (Australian National University) Category: - Audit paper; Political Finance/Govt Advertising; Incumbency benefits download In the wake of the latest increase in the printing allowance for federal MPs, Norm Kelly of the Democratic Audit of Australia criticises both the accumulation of incumbency benefits and rules that allow the use of parliamentary allowances for partisan purposes.

Quid pro quo needed for Western Australian electoral funding    (published: 6/2006)

posted: 15/06/2006

Author(s): Andrew Murray (Democrats Senator for Western Australia) Category: - Audit paper; Political Finance/Govt Advertising; Accountability download With public funding of political parties proposed in Western Australia, Senator Andrew Murray (Democrats) argues, in this Audit discussion paper, that a quid pro quo is required in the form of higher standards of governance, transparency, and accountability, from the parties that receive it.

Political Donations WA    (published: 4/2006)	posted: 6/04/2006
Author(s): Andrew Murray (Australian Democrats Senator) Category: Political Finance/Govt Advertising http link A project undertaken by Senator Andrew Murray that forms part of the Australian Democrats campaign to reform political funding and disclosure legislation. It concerns political donations made in Western Australia.

Andren ‘grieves’ democracy	posted: 28/03/2006
Author(s): Peter Andren (Independent Federal MP for Calare) Category: Parliament; Political Finance/Govt Advertising; - Breaking news/external links download In a Grievance Debate, Peter Andren MP, independent member for Calare, lamented the lack of scrutiny and review of new legislation by Parliament. He singled out Government advertising for particular criticism. Link is to Hansard transcipt.

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