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Mayor of Yarra Council Stephen Jolly was the candidate who received the most donations outside of the City of Melbourne.

The biggest donors to council candidates revealed

More than $4 million was spent by businesses, political parties, unions and lobby groups to influence Victoria’s council elections. Use our search tool to see who funded your new councillors.

  • Rachael Dexter and Nathan Perri

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Peter Dutton is receiving assistance from Melbourne commercial law firm Arnold Bloch Leibler.

Dutton’s mysterious free legal advice from prominent Melbourne firm

The opposition leader is receiving “ongoing legal assistance” from a firm that opposed him on the Voice to parliament.

  • Patrick Begley
Nick Reece being sworn in as the 105th lord mayor of Melbourne in November.

Mayor’s donations show it’s time for laws – not words

The case for a prohibition on donations by property developers has only been strengthened by this week’s disclosures.

  • The Age's View
Premier Jacinta Allan

High Court battle looms for Allan over electoral funding laws

Correspondence between Jacinta Allan and independent candidates reveals why a dispute over Victoria’s electoral laws is likely to head to the top court.

  • Chip Le Grand
Clive Palmer says CITIC cannot expect to get land for free.

Last-minute delay on donation deal as Clive Palmer makes last-ditch play to sink it

Labor and the Coalition will negotiate over summer to gain a deal on political donations amid fierce objections from Senate crossbenchers that it will hurt minor parties.

  • David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
Illustration: John Shakespeare

They said they’d clean up political donations. The major parties will certainly clean up

The independents said the bill to “reform” political donations was a stitch-up by Australia’s political duopoly. It sure looks that way.

  • Anthony Whealy
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, independent MP Monique Ryan and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Teals furious as Coalition to wave through tough laws cutting campaign donations

More than 10 crossbenchers united on Monday in parliament to condemn Labor’s handling of a major overhaul of Australia’s election system.

  • Paul Sakkal
Independent senator David Pocock, Special Minister of State Don Farrell and mining magnate Clive Palmer.

Palmer plots High Court challenge as teals slam election funding overhaul

Labor argues keeping United States-style mega-spending out of politics is a good thing for Australian democracy.

  • Paul Sakkal
New legislation will reduce the amount of money people and companies can donate to political parties.

Crossbench in the gun under laws to shut out big money and ‘protect democracy’

Labor wants to ram through sweeping reforms that would cut the power of big donors and restrict the fundraising of independent candidates.

  • Paul Sakkal
New donation disclosures reveal millions were spent on political action groups focused on climate change and conservative social issues.

Labor, Coalition strike in-principle deal to shut out big money donors

The shake-up will have far-reaching consequences for all political parties, upending the way they raise, spend and disclose campaign funds.

  • Paul Sakkal

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