Political donations FY20: Free TV, Harold Mitchell and Nine make the list
February 1, 2021 4:27
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has published its annual financial disclosure returns for the 2019-20 financial year.
The returns include donations to political parties and campaigners, as well as disclosure of associated entities, donors and third parties that incur electoral expenditure.
The AEC returns include individuals and companies who donated more than $14,000 in total, with the threshold indexed on 1 July each year.
There were several entries on the list of interest within the media, marketing and entertainment space, including independent bodies, media companies, and a prominent adman.
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Commonwealth Bank’s incubator x15ventures has made two key appointments, including its first chair.
Ben Heap has been appointed as the venture-scaling entity’s chairman, after most recently being the chair and founder of fintech-focused venture capital fund, H2 Ventures and an independent director at Colonial First State.
Previously, Mr Heap has held a number of senior roles across the financial services industry. He was a managing director and head of Australia as well as head of infrastructure in the Americas for UBS Global Asset Management. He was also a non-executive director at the Financial Services Council (FSC).
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Not even a $US900b aid deal can lift stocks
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Australian shares were caught between the duelling forces of rising COVID-19 infections in Sydney s northern beaches outbreak and a rally in commodity prices that lifted the price of Fortescue Metals Group to a record high.
The S&P/ASX 200 Index fell 5.6 points or 0.08 per cent at the close, to 6,669.9, and the All Ords was down 4.1 points to 6,920.
A long-awaited deal on US fiscal aid failed to stir equities on Monday when the news broke early AEDT. A $US900 billion ($1.2 trillion) COVID-19 economic relief package was confirmed by congressional leaders, including a temporary $US300 weekly unemployment benefit and $US600 stimulus payment to most Americans.