Donations made to ACTU
$3.1m in 8 donations from 6 donors to ACTU (3 bodies), 2018-19 to 2022-23. Largest donor: Construction, Forestry, Maritime Employees Union ($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 Construction, Forestry, Maritime Employees Union ($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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction, Forestry, Maritime Employees Union | 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 14 October 2026. See the About popup for what we add and for licensing.