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Mining lobby spent almost $400,000 trying to hold back the Greens
Tuesday December 15, 2020
After calling for a vote against the Greens, the Queensland Resources Council was forced to register as a third party at the state election.
Queensland Resources Council chief executive Ian Macfarlane. (Photo: ABC News)
The lobby group, headed by former federal Liberal frontbencher Ian Macfarlane, has now disclosed $388,972.91 in campaign-related expenditure. Its overtly political approach led several mining companies to sever ties, and forced the resources council to meet tougher transparency requirements with the Electoral Commission of Queensland.
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