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Public disclosure of donations

11 Jun 2013

Q. At what level should donations to political parties and candidates be publically disclosed?

 

Total

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Donations over $1,000 should be disclosed

36%

37%

30%

51%

Donations over $5,000 should be disclosed

26%

24%

30%

28%

Donations over $12,000 should be disclosed

17%

18%

19%

11%

Donations should not have to be disclosed at all

5%

6%

6%

1%

Don’t know

16%

15%

15%

9%

Only 5% think that political donations should not have to be disclosed – 79% think they should be disclosed at some level. 36% favour disclosure of donations over $1,000 and a further 26% think they should be disclosed over $5,000.

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