Australia’s political parties received $90m in dark money from donors during election year

Australia’s political parties received more than $90m from hidden donors during 2021-22, new Centre for Public Integrity analysis shows. Photograph: Lukas Coch/EPA

Hidden donors handed more than $90m in “dark money” to Australian political parties in the financial year of the last federal election, new analysis shows.

Australia’s weak donation disclosure rules allow for the source of large swathes of money to be hidden from public view.