‘More money than ever’: gas companies made almost $1m in donations to Labor and Liberals
by Royce Kurmelovs from Environment | The Guardian on (#5VNN6)
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Fossil fuel companies backing large gas projects across Australia gave nearly $1m in political donations to the three major parties last financial year.
The analysis comes from campaign group 350.org which examined donations records from the Australian Electoral Commission to identify how much oil and gas companies were giving to Labor, the Liberals and the Nationals.
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