Senate debates
Wednesday, 8 February 2023
Matters of Public Importance
Donations to Political Parties
5:46 pm
Pauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source
One Nation supports greater transparency and more disclosure of corporate donations. However, we are concerned that moves to reveal small donations and political party membership will discourage greater participation by the Australian people in politics. It's often the case that even a passing association with the conservative parties will see individuals, businesses and organisations attacked by the woke and the loony Green left. For the Left, anything to do with the Right is illegitimate or downright criminal. They are incapable of tolerating any view that departs even the slightest from their orthodoxy and will try to destroy or ruin those who do. The Marxist Greens are the worst perpetrators of this intolerance.
What I have found from businesses who do support One Nation is that they are in fear of giving donations, because if the donations are exposed they will lose government jobs and contracts or be affected by the other side of politics, whether it's the coalition or Labor. There is a dilemma out there for the public. (Time expired)
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