‘If someone donates $1000, they support you. If they donate $100 000, they have bought you’. Mixed methods study of tobacco, alcohol and gambling industry donations to Australian political parties

ConclusionsThe alcohol and gambling industries make substantial donations to influence particular decisions in the short term and build relationships over the long term. Banning corporate donations and publicly funding political parties warrant consideration to safeguard the integrity of public policy ‐making.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/dar.12878?af=R

Source: Drug and Alcohol Review - November 25, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Kypros Kypri, Jim McCambridge, Narelle Robertson, Florentine Martino, Mike Daube, Peter Adams, Peter Miller Tags: Original Paper Source Type: research