The Government will ban foreign donations of more than $50 in a single day, Justice Minister Andrew Little has announced. The law will have a threshold of $50 for foreign donations to ensure that small-scale fundraising like bucket donations are not affected. Currently, foreign donations over $1500 are forbidden. "Limiting foreign donations to $50 will reduce undue influence from powerful vested interests and create a healthier and fairer system," she said. It's a nice headline but it doesn't do anything to effectively ban foreign donations."

Source: Stuff December 02, 2019 23:02 UTC