NSW taxpayers could be asked to fund election campaigns, under a radical plan to stamp out corruption.
The controversy around political donations and the Wollongong council scandal have led the Premier to commission a special report into the funding of political campaigns.
A constitutional expert is looking at the benefits of taxpayers funding elections, doing away with donations to political parties altogether.
Premier Nathan Rees admits the move would cost a lot of money, but he says it may be necessary to stamp out corruption, and the perception of it in politics.