AAP General News (Australia)
04-25-2008
NSW: Hotels lobby freezes NSW political donations
The Australian Hotels Association has frozen political donations to the NSW Labor Party
.. saying it is acting in anticipation of the state banning them.
Last week the NSW Labor government said it would push ahead with its planned reforms
to political donations .. even if they fail to attract bipartisan support.
The state government is considering scrapping all political donations .. instead running
election campaigns with public funds.
The proposal was put forward after a corruption inquiry into Wollongong City Council
raised concerns about donations and their influence on political decisions.
New president of the AHA .. SCOTT LEACH .. has told Fairfax the organisation has decided
to freeze donations while government considers the changes.
The AHA has donated close to a million dollars to NSW Labor in the past decade.
AAP RTV ab/psm/
KEYWORD: DONATIONS AHA (SYDNEY)
2008 AAP Information Services Pty Limited (AAP) or its Licensors.
No comments:
Post a Comment