Source of tens of millions of dollars of donations hidden, according to analysis of AEC data, with government under pressure to reform electoral laws
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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 (AEC) 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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