Between the years 1995–1998, corporations donated $29 million to Australian political parties. The largest corporate donor during this period was Westpac.^[5] By the year 2002–2003, the amount of corporate funding to Australian political parties had risen to $69.4 million.^[6] In 2004–2005, the Labor Party raised $64.8 million from both the corporate sector and public funding, while the Liberal Party raised over $66 million.^[3] Most of the large corporate donors conduct business in an area greatly affected by government policy, or are likely to benefit from government contracts.^[5]

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