The Australian Electoral Commission has just published its figures on political donations, detailing who donated how much to which political parties.

Except...for every dollar we can trace, there’s another dollar that isn’t disclosed. Current laws allow donations below $13,000 to be kept secret. And 49% of donations, $77 million in ‘dark money’, falls below that threshold.

Labor and the Greens voluntarily disclose donations over $1000. The Liberals should too.

Call upon Prime Minister Turnbull to voluntarily disclose political donations over $1000.

Corporations make donations to influence politicians. They’re not giving away hundreds of thousands of dollars for the fun of it. But if we can’t see who is making the donations, how can we hold our politicians accountable?

Politicians want this money so they can use it to win elections. But we can send a stronger message. We can show that transparency, not dodgy donations and expensive advertising, is what voters want.

If the Liberals lower their donation threshold, we’ll have more accountability and transparency around donations. We can shine a light on the dark money.

Ask Prime Minister Turnbull to voluntarily disclose donations above $1000.