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Kate Griffiths, Deputy Program Director, Grattan Institute

Big money was spent on the 2022 election – but the party with the deepest pockets didn't win

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Nine months after the 2022 federal election, voters finally get a look at how much the parties spent and who funded their campaigns.

Data released today reveal Australia’s political parties collectively spent a whopping $418 million in the year leading up to the federal election.

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