Donations made to the Australian Council of Trade Unions
$2.8m in 6 donations from 4 donors to the Australian Council of Trade Unions, 2018-19 to 2022-23. Largest donor: CFMEU ($2.0m).
Counted under: ACTU (name rule).
Key facts
- How much has the Australian Council of Trade Unions received in donations? Australian Council of Trade Unions was recorded by the AEC as receiving $2,840,000 in 6 donations from 4 donors between 2018-19 and 2022-23. The first dated donation is 2018-10-19 and the latest 2023-06-29.
- Who has donated the most to the Australian Council of Trade Unions? The largest donors were CFMEU ($2,000,000); The Union Education Foundation Limited ($770,000); The McLean Forum Limited ($50,000).
- Which party is Australian Council of Trade Unions counted under? It is counted under ACTU (basis: name rule).
Who gives
Donors by type. A donor is labelled automatically from its name.
| Organisation | $2,840,000 | 100% |
How the money flows
Left to right: the largest donors, then this recipient. Band width is the dollar amount; smaller donors are combined.
Largest donors
| Donor | Type | Total | Donations | First | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFMEU | Organisation | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2018-10-19 | 2018-10-19 |
| The Union Education Foundation Limited | Organisation | $770,000 | 2 | 2023-06-06 | 2023-06-15 |
| The McLean Forum Limited | Organisation | $50,000 | 1 | 2019-04-18 | 2019-04-18 |
| Tripple Ventures Pty Ltd ATF Tripple Ventures Unit Trust | Organisation | $20,000 | 1 | 2023-06-29 | 2023-06-29 |
By financial year
Show as a table
| Financial year | Donations |
|---|---|
| 2022-23 | $790,000 |
| 2018-19 | $2,050,000 |
About this data
Donors are the organisations or individuals the AEC records as having made the donation. A party's total adds its branches and other recipient bodies. Internal transfers are donations from one body of a party to another.
Source: Australian Electoral Commission, Transparency Register annual returns (Donations Made, Party Returns). Not an official AEC publication. Updated 7 November 2026. See the About popup for what we add and for licensing.