Larissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Rennick's motion objects to favours for mates, conflicts of interest, the revolving door between government and industry, and donations influencing decisions. We agree, but it's a bit rich for a member of the Liberal Party to be crying foul about donations to the Labor Party. They didn't think it was a problem when the Liberal donor Canstruct International was awarded the lucrative Nauru detention centre contract. They didn't think it was a problem when the big four donated to the Liberal Party and secured consultancy contracts. They didn't think it was a problem when Adani donated to the Liberal Party and, days later, secured the approval it needed for its mine. But the Australian people and the Greens think it's a problem no matter who does it. We need to stop the revolving door, end the influence of big money and set up an independent federal corruption watchdog to clean up politics once and for all.

Question agreed to.