Dark money: who is bankrolling federal politics?

Published: Feb. 3, 2021, 4:30 p.m.

On Monday the yearly data on federal political donations was released, with the identity of donors and the amount they donated made available to the public. However, due to Australia’s lax donation laws, millions of dollars known as ‘dark money’ was not accounted for. Christopher Knaus explains how undeclared donations have infiltrated Australian politics and explores the flaws with the federal political donations system