NSW: Greens call on major parties to refuse donations

AAP General News (Australia)
04-15-2008
NSW: Greens call on major parties to refuse donations

The NSW Greens have called on the major parties to commit to refusing donations from
corporations .. and ban them from contributing to party fundraising events.

NSW Greens MP LEE RHIANNON says the call follows a damning indictment of the relationship
between political donors and the major parties on the ABC's Four Corners program last
night.

She says the scandals involving developers and hotel companies in last night's program
will continue as long as the Labor and Liberal parties accept these donations.

Ms RHIANNON SAYS Both Premier MORRIS IEMMA and Opposition Leader BARRY O'FARRELL say
they support a ban on donations .. but both have plans for fundraisers in coming weeks.

But acting opposition leader ANDREW STONER has told Fairfax Radio they're forced to
accept donations from developers and corporations to compete with the Labor party's election
campaigns.

He says the opposition got blasted out of last year's state election by a 16 million
dollar advertising campaign by Labor.

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