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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Dan Jervis-Bardy , Sarah Basford Canales and Nick Evershed

‘Dark money’ totalling $67.2m flowed to Labor, Coalition and Greens in 2023-24

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A Guardian Australian analysis of the AEC figures revealed that of the $156m in political donations to Labor, the Coalition and Greens in 2023-24, the source for $67.2m was not declared. Photograph: Simon McGill/Getty Images

Almost $70m of “dark money” flowed to the major parties and the Greens in the past financial year, a Guardian Australia analysis reveals, as the Albanese government pushes to pass laws to overhaul the opaque political donations regime.

The Australian Electoral Commission published the latest annual figures on political donations on Monday, providing a glimpse into the big money sloshing around federal politics.

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