Political donations
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- WA election
Company at centre of WA election furore donated thousands to Labor last year
PersolKelly’s subsidiary Programmed made five separate donations to WA Labor in 2024 for a total of $40,000 and another donation to Labor’s investment vehicle Perth Trades Hall worth $27,500.
- Hamish Hastie and Victoria Laurie
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What we know about Dutton’s trip to a Sydney fundraiser as Alfred approached
Peter Dutton has been under pressure since he arrived at Justin Hemmes’ $100 million waterfront mansion in Sydney, while Queenslanders were sandbagging their homes.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
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- Australia votes
The Liberal candidate, the mysterious $60,000 and the deleted podcast
Bennelong candidate Scott Yung claimed he received $60,000 in donations at an intimate fundraising dinner ahead of the 2019 state election. There’s no trace of this donation being disclosed.
- Max Maddison
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- Australia votes
‘They knifed us’: The spat that could come back to haunt Albanese
Minister Don Farrell’s office has accused the teals of berating government staff over donation reform. Teal MP Kate Chaney says the accusation smacks of sexism.
- Paul Sakkal
- Opinion
- Opinion
When does bipartisanship happen? When mutual self-interest is served
If you want proof that our politicians put their own careers way ahead of their duty to the people who vote for them, this is it. I’ve never felt more disillusioned.
- Ross Gittins
- Opinion
- Opinion
Think the major parties have turned their backs on democracy? Here’s proof
Australians have a healthy distrust of politicians. Now the major party duopoly has abandoned accountability and integrity with new laws that cement their dominance.
- Anthony Whealy
- Opinion
- Opinion
Can the teals resist this $90m party invitation?
The new election-spending limit for a political party is $90 million, but it’s just $800,000 for a single MP. Might stand-alone teals toe the party line?
- David Crowe
Watch: Teal MP, Labor minister in furious standoff over donation law to reduce campaign spending
A heated confrontation in the corridors of Parliament House has ramped up the dispute between the Albanese government and the teal independents.
- Olivia Ireland
- Exclusive
- Parliament House
As teals attended drinks with Albanese, Dutton and Labor struck election overhaul
Big money in politics will become an election issue after furious independent MPs argued the proposed changes to cap donations will entrench the major parties’ dominance.
- Paul Sakkal
- Opinion
- Opinion
Labor and the Coalition are poised to launch a major attack on our democracy
This new donations bill will starve small parties and independents of the cash they need to compete while fattening up the coffers of the big players.
- Jenna Price
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