Twiggy, Clive, Gina: Which political parties did the mining billionaires favour in 2020? Save Normal text size Advertisement Every year the Australian Electoral Commission releases a trove of financial declarations detailing some of the millions in political donations being made to the nationâs political parties. A deep dive by WAtoday into the latest data highlights where the stateâs billionaires and resources companies directed funds in 2019-20, as well as the historic trends from several industries over the past two decades. Companies run by Andrew Forrest, Clive Palmer, and Gina Rinehart all featured in the 2019-20 political donations and receipts release by the Australian Electoral Commission.