Chinese demand results from political donations

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By Leith van Onselen

I have written previously about the disturbing trend in Australian politics whereby political donations from special interest groups appear to be skewing decision making.

Back in May, ABC’s Four Corners aired a report, entitled Money and Influence, which examined Australia’s opaque system of campaign finance and political donations:

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.