Transparency on party donors essential

John Hewson (“Backbench presses”, September 11-17) laments the Morrison government’s inaction on key policies where action is clearly needed – climate change, aged care, women’s safety and Indigenous disadvantage. Paul Bongiorono highlights the PM’S dogged resistance to establishing an effective anti-corruption commission. Surveys show strong public support for action on all of these issues. What influence is strong enough to hold a government back from undertaking popular reform? Many voters know in their hearts that something is rotten in our political system. Trust in our politicians is low. The public needs to know, in real time, who is donating how much to whom. This transparency is essential to informed voting. The absence of this disclosure highlights why we need a strong, effective federal anticorruption commission. Chris Young, Surrey Hills, Vic