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Aaron Violi, Casey, Victoria: +1. Added: 12. Travel Or Hospitality. Flights and Accommodation for Study tour hosted by the Insurance Council of Australia - US, Switzerland, England.

https://politicalgadgets.com/Interests/dbase/person.html?f=Violi_48P.json
October 20, 2026 at 10:16 PM
If you want to know who really runs the nation, check out the #Lobby500 rankings, an ordinal list of the Masters of the Dark Arts™️ of persuasion and influence.

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Top Australian Lobbying Firms 2026: Market Leaders | Lobby500
The Australian government relations firms representing the most clients. Independent analysis by Lobby500.
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October 9, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Wonder what he’s betting on?

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Edward James Craven made $315,000 in Federal political donations.

https://politicalgadgets.com/
September 28, 2026 at 9:44 PM
A $1500 shwag bag?

Brown paper bags now are bling.

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Sarah Witty, Melbourne, Victoria: +4. Added: 12. Travel Or Hospitality, 11. Gifts, …. 1x Ticket 2026 Myer Precious Metal Gala Friday 14th August

https://politicalgadgets.com/Interests/dbase/person.html?f=Witty_48P.json
August 26, 2026 at 5:58 AM
We must ask if this was s when Pyne was a minister and how he was influenced at the time.

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August 25, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Peter Khalil, Wills, Victoria: +1. Added: 11. Gifts. 2 x President's Club tickets - Collingwood v Geelong - 30 July, courtesy of Collingwood Football Club, $595 per ticket

https://politicalgadgets.com/Interests/dbase/person.html?f=Peter_Khalil_48P.json
August 24, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Tony attends a lot of press conferences.

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August 24, 2026 at 3:13 AM
And yet it was Christopher Pyne in the target sights this time. “¯\_(ツ)_/¯“

It’s not exactly a new story. More a progression.

See from 2023: youtu.be/Sc_guGqaacc?...

And 2019: youtu.be/TJUJIY3UwdY?...

There’s been a dozen of these reports over the past decade.

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In Canberra, lobbyists outnumber politicians and there are calls to curb their influence | 7.30
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
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August 24, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Gotta be where the Defence execs hang out.

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Richard Marles, Corio, Victoria: +1. Added: 13. Memberships. Melbourne Cricket Club (continuation of membership as per earlier iterations of the register of members’ interests)

https://politicalgadgets.com/Interests/dbase/person.html?f=Marles_48P.json
August 6, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Were anyone in the CPG doing their jobs they would be all over this #PoliticianDisclosure.

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August 5, 2026 at 11:58 AM
EoQ/EoFY and maybe a hurry-up from a certain public sector agency to stay in compliance.

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August 3, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Paid for out of the ~$1b Aussie taxpayers have paid her over the years.

Who wears a $45 tie?

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Dugald Dick, Oxley, Queensland: +1. Added: 11. Gifts. Tie from Sarina Russo - received on 11 May 2026 - valued at $485

https://politicalgadgets.com/Interests/dbase/person.html?f=Dick_48P.json
August 3, 2026 at 2:06 AM
They seldom tell us for whom they’re holding the fundraiser. 🧐

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Cassandra Fernando, Holt, Victoria: +2. Added: 11. Gifts, 11. Gifts. 2 x $200 gift hampers from Lim's Pharmacy for fundraiser auction

https://politicalgadgets.com/Interests/dbase/person.html?f=Fernando_48P.json
August 3, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Quite the exhausting social calendar. Someone likes a flutter, no?

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Joanna Briskey, Maribyrnong, Victoria: +4. Added: 11. Gifts, 11. Gifts, …. 2x tickets to the Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day from Moonee Valley Racing Club

https://politicalgadgets.com/Interests/dbase/person.html?f=Briskey_48P.json
August 3, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Sure she donated it out of her own pocket.

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McMahon, Melissa declared $61,489 in political donations. {79}

https://politicalgadgets.com/
August 1, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Our representatives really should wear shoulder patches with the logos of their sponsors so we know who they really work for.

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Who pays the piper... So far around 30 politicians have declared that they were given tickets to the Mid-Winter Ball at Parliament House. We've put together a page of who gave and who took: politicalgadgets.com/Interests/mi...
August 1, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Difficult to believe any IPA publication could be worth as much as $30.00.

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Jason Clare, Blaxland, New South Wales: +3. Added: 11. Gifts, 11. Gifts, …. Book from the Institute of Public Affairs - received on 8 July 2026 - valued at $30

https://politicalgadgets.com/Interests/dbase/person.html?f=Clare_48P.json
July 15, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Donation-washing through a lobbyist firm. So we don’t who see who is making the donations and connect the dots.

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Nexus APAC donated $98,908 in 2023-24. That was $69,658 to Labor and $29,250 to the Coalition. {2316} #auspol

https://politicalgadgets.com/PoliticalDonations/
July 14, 2026 at 11:58 PM
July 14, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Big drinkers, those Labor pollies.

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Australian Hotels Association (SA Branch) donated $118,300 in 2023-24. That was $73,951 to Labor and $44,349 to the Coalition. {6467} #auspol

https://politicalgadgets.com/PoliticalDonations/
July 7, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Time for former Comms Minister to limit her ‘screen time’? 🧐

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Michelle Rowland, Greenway, New South Wales: +2. Added: 11. Gifts, 12. Travel Or Hospitality. Two tickets for self and spouse to the 2026 Midwinter Ball in Parliament House on 1 July as guests of Free TV Australia.

https://politicalgadgets.com/Interests/dbase/person.html?f=Rowland_48P.json
July 7, 2026 at 6:38 AM
June 30, 2026 at 11:18 AM
The paradox of a Dubai investment front funding McKenzie to attend a London conference.

NB Spending quantum, class of air travel and accommodation omitted from #PoliticianDisclosure

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McKenzie, Bridget, Victoria: +4. Added: Sponsored Travel Or Hospitality, Sponsored Travel Or Hospitality, …. Return Airfares - Melbourne to London - Gifted by Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Ltd (ARC)

https://politicalgadgets.com/Interests/dbase/person.html?f=207825.json
June 30, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Why would a government relations agency with deep defence tendrils ‘donate’ to both sides of politics?

From where did this money originate?

And what was the outcome of this largesse? 🧐

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Precision Public Affairs donated $88,400 in 2023-24. That was $68,750 to Labor and $19,650 to the Coalition. {7867} #auspol

https://politicalgadgets.com/PoliticalDonations/
June 27, 2026 at 10:16 PM
‘HPPL’ is Gina Hancock.

Even in mandated disclosures Hanson tries to obscure her paymasters.

Rather than no cost to the taxpayer, should Hancock gain more control of the levers of power it will come at an unprecedented cost to us all.

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Hanson, Pauline, Queensland: +3. Added: Sponsored Travel Or Hospitality, Gifts, …. Flight from TSV to BNE 18th July 2026 from HPPL Return from Townsville Bush Summit The Flight did not come at the cost to the taxpayer.

https://politicalgadgets.com/Interests/dbase/person.html?f=BK6.json
June 22, 2026 at 11:10 PM