Donations made to ACTU
$3.1m in 8 donations from 6 donors to ACTU (3 bodies), 2018-19 to 2022-23. Largest donor: CFMEU ($2.0m).
Key facts
- How much has ACTU received in donations? Donations to the 3 recipient bodies counted under ACTU total $3,076,364 in 8 donations from 6 donors, 2018-19 to 2022-23. The first dated donation is 2018-10-19 and the latest 2023-06-29.
- Who has donated the most to ACTU? The largest donors were CFMEU ($2,000,000); The Union Education Foundation Limited ($770,000); Maurice Blackburn Pty Ltd ($200,000).
- Which bodies are counted under ACTU? The largest recipient bodies were Australian Council of Trade Unions ($2,840,000); Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) ($200,000); ACTU ($36,364).
- Are transfers between the party's own bodies counted? No donations from one body of this party to another were found in the data.
Who gives
Donors by type. A donor is labelled automatically from its name.
| Organisation | $3,076,364 | 100% |
How the money flows
Left to right: the largest donors, then the party's bodies they gave to. Band width is the dollar amount; smaller donors and bodies are combined.
Bodies counted under ACTU
Each body is a recipient name as the AEC records it, after spelling variants are merged. The middle column shows how it was tied to the party.
| Body | Counted under party by | Donations |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Council of Trade Unions | name rule | $2,840,000 |
| Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) | name rule | $200,000 |
| ACTU | name rule | $36,364 |
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 |
| Maurice Blackburn Pty Ltd | Organisation | $200,000 | 1 | 2019-04-24 | 2019-04-24 |
| The McLean Forum Limited | Organisation | $50,000 | 1 | 2019-04-18 | 2019-04-18 |
| Australian Workers Union - National Office | Organisation | $36,364 | 1 | 2022-02-22 | 2022-02-22 |
| 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 |
| 2021-22 | $36,364 |
| 2018-19 | $2,250,000 |
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.