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Ramsay Foundation splashed $7m on failed Voice campaign

Tom McIlroy
Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau Chief

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The Yes campaign for the Indigenous Voice to federal parliament failed despite Rich Listers, charitable foundations and major corporates backing it with almost two-and-a-half times as much in donations as was spent on the No campaign.

The Paul Ramsay Foundation, Australia’s largest philanthropic foundation, spent more than $7 million, the largest donation to a Yes vote that raised more than $60 million to influence the October referendum.

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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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