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At Open Politics, our mission is simple: to reduce misconduct and corruption risks in federal politics.

We do this by investigating the private interests of politicians and their families, advocating for stronger interest disclosure rules, and pushing for a ban on politicians accepting gifts and other freebies from influence peddlers.

Open Politics doesn't pretend politics is cleaner today than when we started (not yet, anyway) but we’ve made progress by increasing the risk of exposure for MPs who accept freebies or don’t disclose their interests.

Some of our in work has featured in national and international media stories, and on the advocacy front our call for a ban on pollies accepting largesse is slowly gaining traction, with ABC News Daily podcast and 7.30 interviewing us recently.

However, to keep doing this Open Politics needs ongoing financial support to cover administration costs - things like IT and telecommunications expenses, email marketing, and searches of subscription databases.

By becoming a monthly or annual donor you’ll put Open Politics on a firmer financial footing which will help us plan ahead and commit more resources to investigations.  

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