Adani donated $600,000 to Liberal National party before 2024 state election using federal ‘loophole’
The donations were disclosed through the Australian Electoral Commission on 2 February – but not through the state-level disclosure systemGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAdani donated more than $600,000 to the Liberal National party of Queensland before the 2024 state...
<p>The donations were disclosed through the Australian Electoral Commission on 2 February – but not through the state-level disclosure system</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Adani donated more than $600,000 to the Liberal National party of Queensland before the 2024 state election, making it the party’s largest single federal donor.</p><p>But the donations were not disclosed for a year, with the Greens blaming a loophole in federal electoral funding laws that allowed it to not disclose it in real time.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/05/adani-donated-600000-to-liberal-national-party-before-2024-state-election-using-federal-loophole">Continue reading...</a>
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