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Revelation likely to add to transparency stakeholders calls’ for caps on political donations
©Elmin Media . All Rights Reserved. More than half of funding for the major parties remains secret — and this is how they want it Tuesday, February 2, 2021 1:57 PM UTC Political parties in Australia collectively received $168 million in donations for the financial year 2019-20. Today, Australians finally get to see where some of the money came from with the release of data from the Australian Electoral Commission. While the big donors will make the headlines, they are only the tip of the iceberg. More than half of the funding for political parties remains hidden from public view. And ...
Five big spenders were responsible for almost half of political donations in Australia in the last year. Find out how much each party gained.
Politics by Clare Armstrong Premium Content  Labor and the Coalition raked in more than $100 million in donations in one year, as almost half of the total spend on all political parties came from just five donors. Mining magnate Clive Palmer topped the list of donors, pouring $5.9 million into his United Australia Party last financial year. Packaging company Pratt Holdings, owned by billionaire Anthony Pratt, was the second largest donor, handing $1.3m to the Liberal Party, $250,000 to the Nationals and $20,000 to Labor. Gas company Woodside Energy ...
Five big spenders were responsible for almost half of political donations in Australia in the last year. Find out how much each party gained.