In the dark: almost 40% of Coalition funds in past 20 years came from unknown donors

Analysis of political donations over two decades reveals disturbing extent of dark money' given to all major parties

Almost 40% of the money injected into Coalition parties in the past 20 years came from unidentified sources, new analysis shows.

The Australian Electoral Commission's recent release of donations data has reignited a debate about the country's weak and opaque donation laws. An enduring problem is the presence of so-called dark money" - or party income with an unidentified source.