The billionaires who spent the most on political donations revealed
Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau Chief
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The Recycling king Anthony Pratt donated nearly $4 million to Australia’s biggest political parties last financial year, with about half of the cash going towards Labor’s victorious election campaign.
The donations – revealed in disclosures by the Australian Electoral Commission on Wednesday – cement the billionaire’s company, Pratt Holdings, as one of the nation’s biggest political donors.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
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