Bid to overhaul Victoria’s political donation laws to target ‘backdoor’ funding and ‘loopholes’

Sustainable Australia MP Clifford Hayes says there are still many ‘loopholes’ political parties routinely exploit, despite reforms introduced in 2018. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

A Victorian crossbench MP is set to introduce a motion to parliament next week calling on the government to overhaul the state’s “weak” donation laws.

It comes after the Centre for Public Integrity last week urged the government to strengthen rules around political donations, election advertising and lobbying ahead of the November poll.