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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Smee Queensland state correspondent

Developer-linked donors give more than $500,000 to LNP and Labor amid warnings of ‘failing’ ban

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Most donations appear to have been made lawfully but experts question the effectiveness of the Queensland ban on property developer donations. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

Companies linked to property developers have given more than $500,000 to Queensland’s large political parties before the state election, as experts warn the laws banning developer donations are “failing”.

A Guardian Australia investigation into political donations has found that Queensland’s 2018 laws, designating property developers as “restricted donors”, has not stopped money flowing from the sector to help bankroll the election campaign of both main parties.

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