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The Mysterious ‘Other’: political donations and the devil in the detailed receipts
Prime Minister Scott Morrison chose an interesting day this week to deliver his address on the future of the nation; it was Monday, the one day in the year when the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) releases its annual data dump of political donations.
It was a convenient diversion, some might say a spot of marketing flair, because this is the one day of the year when we get to see who is paying who in politics.
There were some familiar names featured, including $900,000 to the Labor Party (Queensland) from Labor Holdings Pty Ltd, the Greenfields Foundation gifting $450,000 to the Liberals, the likes of embattled casino operator Crown Resorts giving large licks, as well as ‘generous donations’ from billionaires such as Anthony…
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