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Advertisement Federal political parties have received $1.1 billion from hidden donors in a trend towards greater secrecy over two decades, says a new report that warns of dangerous failures in the system meant to expose vested interests. A handful of dominant players have increased their sway over federal politics by making one-quarter of all donations over the period, led by mining magnate Clive Palmer as well as Liberal and union funds. Big time political party donor, Clive Palmer. Credit: In a damning assessment of the disclosure regime, the not-for-profit Centre for Public Integrity says voters are being denied crucial facts about who has paid for influence with about $3 billion in party income over two decades. ....
Last modified on Sun 31 Jan 2021 18.41 EST Australiaâs weak donation laws are allowing political parties to hide the origins of $1bn in income and giving mega-donors the ability to exert disproportionate influence over the system, new analysis suggests. The Australian Electoral Commission will on Monday release the latest tranche of donations data for the 2019-20 financial year, which will show the largesse shown to parties in the wake of the last federal election. Ahead of the dataâs release, the Centre for Public Integrity released an analysis estimating the volume of dark money â income with an unknown source â given to the parties in the past 20 years. ....
Australia's weak donation laws allowed $1bn in dark money to go to political parties over two decades msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
MCHD raises funds to aid Toys for Tots campaign MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) The Mobile County Health Department took part in the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots campaign whose mission is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November, and December, and to distribute the toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community. Officials say for the last 13 years, employees with MCHD and Family Health its primary care division have had the opportunity to purchase tickets that allow them to dress casually on Fridays between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Proceeds from the tickets are then given to the Marines in order to buy the toys. ....
Nestlé Waters North America Earns Top Marks in Human Rights Campaign s 2021 Corporate Equality Index For the second year in a row, Nestlé Waters earns 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation s annual assessment of LGBTQ workplace equality News provided by Share this article Share this article STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) today announced that it received a score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation s 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality. NWNA is one of more than 767 major U.S. businesses that also earned top marks this year. ....