Former South Coast independent MP John Hatton has endorsed a move by Wollongong candidate Arthur Rorris to tackle the "lingering stench of corruption" in state politics.
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Mr Hatton, a consistent campaigner against corruption, met Mr Rorris on Monday as the state election hopeful announced three key measures he would seek to introduce to "clean up politics and restore public confidence".
The measures, in addition to existing parliamentary registers, would include the mandatory declaration of reportable donations and significant interests relating to official business at the time it was undertaken.
Mr Rorris said parliamentary voting records on substantive matters should also be made available on each politician's website and that retired government ministers and parliamentary secretaries be barred from any lobbying or corporate positions relating to their previous portfolio for five years.
Mr Rorris pledged to "finish the job ICAC started in their infamous Wollongong inquiry".
"We have a golden opportunity to clean up the mess that Labor has left behind in Wollongong and we must not waste it," Mr Rorris said. "There is a palpable sense of anger that while our city was dragged through the mud, our politicians washed their hands of it and now pretend it never happened."
Mr Hatton said that he wanted to see another voice in Parliament that would play a similar role to his own - asking the tough questions and exposing corruption.
"You will not get that from either a Liberal or a Labor representative on the floor of the Parliament," Mr Hatton said.
The 81-year-old said Wollongong MP Noreen Hay had "only just survived" the last election because there was "a lack of trust".
"This lack of trust runs deep right across the Australian community; I am a rusted-on political follower and I'm perplexed as to who to vote for," Mr Hatton said.
"That's why I'm here; this man [Arthur Rorris] excites me - he has courage, he has knowledge of the city ... he can ask the tough questions and he can demand answers.
"This man is going to lay open the question as to why the hell politicians have to keep secret until after the election who's paying them and what they're paying them for," Mr Hatton said.
When asked about a lack of trust, Ms Hay reminded Mr Hatton that she won the last election.
The MP said she was happy to support any "corruption avoidance processes or policies" and "adhere to them as I have done throughout my time as an MP".