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Win-win for Families! Cheaper grog, while mega-donations stay secret

March 18, 2009 – 11:50 pm

I in no way cast aspersions on the genuineness of Family First Senator Steve Fielding’s concern about alcohol abuse. But he certainly has a very strange idea of what constitutes a good outcome when it comes to reducing it. His vote in the Senate resulted directly in alcoholic soda pops being made substantially cheaper, while [...]

By Andrew Bartlett | Also posted in Senate, health | Tagged alcopops, Family First, political donations | Comments (10)

Putting families first by keeping political donations secret?!

March 13, 2009 – 11:46 am

It’s probably redundant to express bafflement at Steve Fielding’s actions in the Senate, so instead I’ll state that I’m flabbergasted at the Family First Senator’s decision this week to block an attempt to restore some transparency to political donations in Australia. It’s hard to see how Australian families benefit from enabling the wealthy to keep [...]

By Andrew Bartlett | Also posted in Senate, democratic engagement | Tagged Family First, political donations, Senate | Comments (6)

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