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Reviews from 2018-19 find Liberal party misidentified multiple donors while Queensland Labor mislabelled $1m in donations as ‘other receipt’
Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingMajor parties’ financial disclosures were riddled with errors including a $1m transaction omitted by the Nationals, and the Liberals incorrectly identifying donors, according to compliance reviews.
The Australian Electoral Commission’s reviews for 2018-19 picked up errors across the political spectrum, including a total of $1m in donations to Queensland Labor by Labor Holdings Pty Ltd mislabelled as “other receipt”.
A total of $418,990 in donations and other receipts from the Liberal party (WA division) Inc, originally attributed to the Cormann LP Campaign Committee.
A $20,000 donation from Michael Siddle, originally attributed to Ramsay Health Care Australia.
A $20,000 other receipt from Graham Burke, originally attributed to Village Roadshow Ltd.
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