Crossbench demands donations reform after $16m in ‘dark money’ flows into voice campaign

Transparency advocates say source of 20% of donations during referendum campaign won't be disclosed due to Australia's political donations laws

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Federal crossbenchers have urged the government to strengthen Australia's political donations laws after the source of millions of dollars in dark money" poured into the Indigenous voice referendum campaign was hidden in official disclosures.

Campaign groups, political parties, trade unions and other groups reported receiving nearly $80m in donations during the referendum, but about $16m - or 20% - of that was disclosed without details of who donated it, according to analysis from the Australian Democracy Network.

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