Comparatively, the Labor Party has received most of its donations from larger sums of money, predominantly from unions.
The Labor Party’s biggest donor so far in the campaign has been the NSW branch of the Electrical Trades Union of Australia, which has gifted NSW Labor and Country Labor $78,461 cumulatively. Close behind is the National Union of Workers, which has donated $66,478. Other donations in excess of $50,000 have come from the Finance Sector Union of Australia and the Australian Services Union of NSW.
Questions around disclosures caused the NSW Liberal Party a minor headache earlier this week when it was reported by The Sydney Morning Herald that Treasurer Dominic Perrottet had not declared a donation from his previous employer, Henry Davis York, made in 2011. Mr Perrottet was not fazed by the issue, and the party moved to retroactively declare the $2360, which was used to cater a lunch event.
Of the minor parties, the NSW Greens have raised $325,545 primarily from small political donations.
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party in NSW is being almost entirely propped up by its Queensland family, with about 80 per cent of its contributions coming from loans from across the border. One Nation has disclosed $217,494 in contributions and donations received, of which $177,494 has come from One Nation loans.
Some of the money raised by the political parties is funnelled into the advertising budgets. According to data from Nielsen, since September 2018 the Labor Party has spent about $4 million on advertising compared to $3.7 million by the Liberal Party. This data includes federal and state political advertising across TV, radio and print and shows the two parties are almost on parity.
Most billboards in NSW are unable to carry political signage, according to those in the industry, because the billboards are often on state-owned land.
Where were the leaders on Friday?
Opposition leader Michael Daley continued his tour of northern NSW on Friday, where he has focused on funding announcements for hospitals in the region.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian, meanwhile, maintained her focus on transport policy, after announcing her vision for NSW public transport on Thursday. She announced on Friday an investment of $695 million for “congestion busting technology” around the state.
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