Labor’s war chest swelled to $1.4m

LABOR amassed a $1.4 million war chest in its attempt wrest City Hall from the LNP, with 80 per cent of its cash coming from the same “donor”. SEE LABOR BACKERS

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LABOR amassed a $1.4 million war chest in little more than two months in its attempt to wrest City Hall from the LNP, but 80 per cent of its cash came from the party’s investment arm.

Developers, unions and even Star Entertainment, the company behind the Queens Wharf casino, were among the Labor Party backers revealed late Friday.

Rod Harding, who promised to reveal his donations on election eve as a show of transparency, put them up on the party’s website at about 5pm.

Rod Harding promised to reveal his donations on election eve. Pic: Jono Searle

It listed donations received between January 1, 2016, and Friday at 4pm, with any funding received prior already available in the party’s six-month disclosure with the electoral commission.

Disclosure returns, detailing donations, are not required to be lodged with the Electoral Commission Queensland until July 4, 2016.

Labor Holdings, the party’s investment arm which does not accept donations, gifted the council election campaign $1.2 million, while another $239,000 came from smaller amounts.

The next biggest donor was the Australian Workers’ Union of which Mr Harding is a member, with $22,540.

The ETU donated $10,000, Transport Workers Union $8000, the Service Union $6350 and the Rail, Tram and Bus Union gave $5000.

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Star Entertainment was listed as giving $3500 and Howard Smith Wharves, behind the redevelopment of the same name, gave $3000.

Springfield Land Corporation, Metro Property, Cavcorp and Weyers Developments were among the developers who contributed, offering between $1500-$3000 each.