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"A campaign group that attacked Labor, the Greens and teal independent
candidates at the last federal election was almost entirely funded by a coal
industry lobby group, analysis of political disclosures reveals.
Australians for Prosperity received $3.89m in total political receipts in the
last financial year, according to disclosures made to the Australian Electoral
Commission, of which $3.68m came from Coal Australia.
Coal Australia was launched in 2024 and its website says it is funded by
membership fees from coal producers, suppliers and customers.
Electoral commission disclosures show Coal Australia made $5,389,523 in
political donations in the 2024-25 financial year.
The biggest recipient was Australians for Prosperity, which received $2,738,026
in donations from Coal Australia as well as $940,000 in “other receipts” from
the coal group.
During the last federal election,
Guardian Australia analysis showed the
group spent $414,903 on online ads attacking the Greens, independents and
Labor.
Australians for Prosperity has strong links to the Liberal party. The former
Liberal MP Jason Falinski was the group’s spokesperson during last year’s
general election and the current spokesperson is the Western Australian Liberal
party president, Caroline Di Russo, an occasional guest and commentator on
Sky
News."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
