Donations made to Australian Democrats - National Executive

$138k in 31 donations from 24 donors to Australian Democrats - National Executive, 1998-99 to 1999-00. Largest donor: Distilled Spirits Industry Council Australia Inc ($20k).

Counted under: Democrats (name rule).

Donations made
$137,616
1998-99 to 1999-00
Donors
24
31 donations
Excluding internal transfers
$137,616
$0 moved between bodies of the same party
What you won't find in the AEC's own listing: one name per recipient and per donor (spelling variants merged), every party's branches added up, donors labelled (individual, organisation, bank, government), and the pattern by year. How this differs from the AEC data »

Key facts

Who gives

Donors by type. A donor is labelled automatically from its name.

Organisation$74,16654%
Government / tax$30,00022%
Bank / finance$24,45018%
Individual$9,0007%

How the money flows

Left to right: the largest donors, then this recipient. Band width is the dollar amount; smaller donors are combined.

Distilled Spirits Industry Council Australia Inc → Australian Democrats - National Executive: $20,000Network Ten Pty Limited → Australian Democrats - National Executive: $15,000Coles Myer Ltd → Australian Democrats - National Executive: $10,000McDonalds Australia Limited → Australian Democrats - National Executive: $10,000Property Council of Australia Limited → Australian Democrats - National Executive: $10,000Singtel Optus Pty Ltd → Australian Democrats - National Executive: $10,000Westpac Banking Corporation → Australian Democrats - National Executive: $10,000Macquarie Bank → Australian Democrats - National Executive: $7,500Other donors (16) → Australian Democrats - National Executive: $45,116Distilled Spirits Industry Council Australia Inc: $20,000Distilled Spirits Industry Counci… $20kNetwork Ten Pty Limited: $15,000Network Ten Pty Limited $15kColes Myer Ltd: $10,000Coles Myer Ltd $10kMcDonalds Australia Limited: $10,000McDonalds Australia Limited $10kProperty Council of Australia Limited: $10,000Property Council of Australia Lim… $10kSingtel Optus Pty Ltd: $10,000Singtel Optus Pty Ltd $10kWestpac Banking Corporation: $10,000Westpac Banking Corporation $10kMacquarie Bank: $7,500Macquarie Bank $8kOther donors (16): $45,116Other donors (16) $45kAustralian Democrats - National Executive: $137,616Australian Democrats - National Executive $138kDonorRecipient

Largest donors

DonorTypeTotalDonationsFirstLatest
Distilled Spirits Industry Council Australia IncGovernment / tax$20,00021999-02-152000-01-30
Network Ten Pty LimitedOrganisation$15,00012000-05-102000-05-10
Coles Myer LtdOrganisation$10,00031999-06-242000-04-13
McDonalds Australia LimitedOrganisation$10,00011998-09-011998-09-01
Property Council of Australia LimitedGovernment / tax$10,00011999-10-131999-10-13
Singtel Optus Pty LtdOrganisation$10,00021999-07-011999-07-01
Westpac Banking CorporationBank / finance$10,00011998-08-011998-08-01
Macquarie BankBank / finance$7,50021998-08-212000-03-31
AGL Energy LimitedOrganisation$5,00011998-09-251998-09-25
R P Scherer Holdings Pty LtdOrganisation$5,00011998-10-011998-10-01
The Pharmacy Guild of AustraliaOrganisation$5,00011998-08-311998-08-31
Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaBank / finance$4,45031999-06-182000-01-22
Lion Nathan National FoodsOrganisation$3,00011998-09-101998-09-10
Victorian Automobile Chamber of CommerceOrganisation$3,00011998-11-301998-11-30
Wendy McCarthyIndividual$3,00011998-09-151998-09-15
Chris SwinbankIndividual$2,50011998-10-011998-10-01
Investment and Financial Services Association LtdBank / finance$2,50011999-12-311999-12-31
D W StammerIndividual$2,00012000-03-012000-03-01
John Baker and Associates Pty LtdOrganisation$2,00011998-09-221998-09-22
Austar United Communications LtdOrganisation$1,66612000-01-102000-01-10
Carney AssociatesIndividual$1,50011999-12-241999-12-24
Foster's Group LimitedOrganisation$1,50012000-01-222000-01-22
Hayes Associates Pty LtdOrganisation$1,50012000-01-012000-01-01
Lend Lease Corporation Ltd and its SubsidiariesOrganisation$1,50011999-12-241999-12-24

By financial year

$72k$01998-99: $71,75098-991999-00: $65,86699-00
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Financial yearDonations
1999-00$65,866
1998-99$71,750

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 14 October 2026. See the About popup for what we add and for licensing.