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Feb 3, 2023 • 9 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
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Where did the biggest donors send their money in the 2021/22 election year?

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Last year’s pre-Christmas parliamentary expenses scandal is still echoing with the Remuneration Tribunal now recommending tighter family reunion travel rules. But here’s the bigger issue: parliamentary life is not family-friendly.

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We’ve built a system that demands extraordinary professional + personal sacrifice from MPs… while often failing to support them to do the job with integrity — or to leave public life with dignity and a future.

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If we genuinely want a parliament that reflects Australia’s diversity and talent, we have to face the tension:
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May 1, 2023
How much has corporate influence and quid pro quo governance infected the Australian political environment? Hot tip, more than you’d think. 🧵

#auspol #integritymatters

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Some background:

The current Commonwealth lobbying regime represents what the Auditor-General calls a "light-touch approach." Regulated parties and activities are unduly limited, and there is no transparency of lobbying activity.

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Our analysis reveals that many lobbyists are often lobbying on behalf of entities which donated significantly to their parties and campaigns while in office.

For example:

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Feb 1, 2023
Breakdown of top 10 donors to the Coalition, Labor and the Greens in 2021/22

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Representing $6,195,533 of $19,542,211 given in donations to the Coalition in 2021-22 (31.7 per cent)

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Representing $4,990,796 of $12,803,955 of all donations given to the ALP in 2021-22 (39 per cent).

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Feb 1, 2023
In 2022 the top 10 individual donors contributed $137.5 million to parties and independents, which equates to 76.9% of all donations given in the year.

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Campaign spending for the 2022 Federal Election remained at record-high levels, reaching $439.4 million.

This is arguably the highest federal election spend on record, seeing as the 2018-19 financial year also included Victorian and NSW state elections.

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“Spending in the last federal election was at a record high. We cannot continue to allow elections to be effectively bought by the highest bidder.”

~ Melbourne Law School Professor and Centre Director Joo Cheong Tham.

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Jan 31, 2023
Analysis of donations declared to the AEC over 22 years from 1998/1999-2019/2020 shows that:

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The Australian Labor Party was the largest fundraiser, raising $564.25 million;

💰33.15% of ALP donations came from associated entities
💰29.59% from associated unions
💰6.91% from the property industry

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The Coalition raised $499.16 million

💰41.78% of Coalition donations came from associated entities
💰11.39% from the property industry
💰 9.29% from individuals

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Jan 31, 2023
New research by the Centre shows that big donors are having a disproportionate impact on our political parties and elections.

A thread featuring our key findings:

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The top 5% of unique donors over the entire period contributed 76.4% of all donations (total concentration across all years).

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The top 5 individual donations make up 31.5% of all political donations

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