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Dark Donations

Feb 23, 202126 minEp. 17
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Episode description

In this episode of Australia, Explained, we break down the underworld of political donations, where the money is going and why it’s being hidden.


Bits and pieces mentioned:

Property and construction industry donations

Snapshot of political donations

Breakdown of donors

‘Dark money’ over the past two decades



This week, Tania recommended a
2016 video from the ABC show Q&A about international political donations and includes a discussion about the many issues with political donations laws right now. Vanessa recommended the Centre for Public Integrity's media releases to keep you up-to-date with the latest on political donations and corruption within parliament.

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