Australian Senator Promises to Target Dark Money in Political Donation Reform

Australian Senator Promises to Target Dark Money in Political Donation Reform
Senator Rex Patrick during Senate Business at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on June 23, 2021. Photo by Sam Mooy/Getty Images
Steve Milne
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Independent Senator for South Australia, Rex Patrick, has promised if elected, he will make political donation reform a priority in the next parliament, due to begin sitting in late May.

Announcing his plan for achieving political donation transparency, Patrick said in a release on Wednesday that drawing attention to the problem of “dark money” is critical to restoring the health of Australia’s democracy, adding that it is a task equal in priority to establishing a federal anti-corruption commission.
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