Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy was the single biggest political donor in 2024-25, giving $53.1m to Trumpet of Patriots, which failed to win a seat Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting donated almost $900,000 to rightwing political campaign outfit Advance last financial year, while Clive Palmer was the country’s largest single donor, giving his own Trumpet of Patriots just over $53m. New political donations data released by the Australian Electoral Commission on Monday showed Hancock Prospecting made two donations in 2024-25 to Advance, worth a combined $895,000. Continue reading...
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Gina Rinehart’s company donated almost $900k to rightwing group Advance, political donations data shows
New data from the Australian Electoral Commission reveals significant political donations in 2024-25. Clive Palmer's Mineralogy was the largest single donor, contributing $53.1 million to his Trumpet of Patriots.
Tom McIlroy, Josh Butler, Krishani Dhanji and Nick EvershedThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-02-02 · 01:59 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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New data from the Australian Electoral Commission reveals significant political donations in 2024-25. Clive Palmer's Mineralogy was the largest single donor, contributing $53.1 million to his Trumpet of Patriots. Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting donated a total of $895,000 to Advance, a right-wing political campaign organization. Hancock Prospecting made two separate donations to Advance during the financial year. The data, released on Monday, provides transparency regarding financial contributions to political entities in Australia.
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Hancock Prospecting made two donations in 2024-25 to Advance, worth a combined $895,000.
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New political donations data released by the Australian Electoral Commission on Monday.
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Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting donated almost $900,000 to rightwing political campaign outfit Advance last financial year.
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Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy was the single biggest political donor in 2024-25, giving $53.1m to Trumpet of Patriots.
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