Australian political parties declared donations worth $16.7m in the 2017-18 financial year, according to the latest figures from the Australian Electoral Commission.
This amount is lower than usual, with donations averaging $25.2m a year over the past 11 years.
The largest donation overall, $2.3m, was made by Vapold Pty Ltd to the Liberal party.
The party with the most donations was the Liberal party, which declared $7.6m, followed by the Labor party with $7.1m.
The Labor party also declared $33.2m in “other receipts”, which includes money received from investments, but also includes money from party fundraisers where people pay for event tickets in lieu of donations.
The Liberal party declared $21.4m in other receipts, the Greens declared $6.0m, and the Nationals declared $4.3m.
The top five donors to the Liberal party were:
Vapold Pty Ltd – $2.3m
Pam Wall – $208,500
Liberal party of Australia, NSW division Cook Endeavour forum – $200,000
Ian Wall – $188,500
Waratah Group (Australia) Pty Limited – $175,000
The top five donors to the Labor party were:
Electrical Trades Union – $940,000
Progressive Business – $735,200
1973 Foundation Pty Ltd – $521,537
SA Progressive Business Inc – $520,000
Labor Services & Holdings Pty Ltd – $250,000
The top five donors to the Greens were:
Chilla Bulbeck – $500,000
Estate of the late Jay Birnbrauer - $334,793
Electrical Trades Union – $200,000
Duncan Turpie – $100,000
Barbara Trauer – $48,875
The top five donors to the National party were:
Manildra Group of Companies – $120,000
Gulf Coast Pty Ltd – $50,000
Ganra Pty Ltd – $30,000
Richard Noble – $24,300
Retail Guild of Australia – $22,000
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