Unions would be forced to disclose the sources of their funding under a toughening of electoral laws to be revealed by the Federal Government tonight.
The Special Minister of State, Eric Abetz, says that unions and other non-government groups should be listed as associated entities under the Electoral Act because "they exist almost solely for the benefit of the Labor Party".
Senator Abetz, who is preparing to take the plan for electoral reform to cabinet this month, is also examining ways to toughen up disclosure requirements for the Australian Conservation Foundation, WWF Australia, the Wilderness Society and the RSPCA.
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