Donations made to the Australian Labor Party and its branches
$205.4m in 23,461 donations from 2,502 donors to the Australian Labor Party and its branches (62 bodies), 1998-99 to 2024-25. Largest donor: Pratt Holdings Pty Ltd ($8.6m).
Donations made
$205,420,816
1998-99 to 2024-25
Donors
2,502
23,461 donations
Excluding internal transfers
$205,367,816
$53,000 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
- How much has the Australian Labor Party and its branches received in donations? Donations to the 62 recipient bodies counted under Australian Labor Party total $205,420,816 in 23,461 donations from 2,502 donors, 1998-99 to 2024-25. The first dated donation is 1998-07-01 and the latest 2025-06-30.
- Who has donated the most to the Australian Labor Party and its branches? The largest donors were Pratt Holdings Pty Ltd ($8,580,370); The Pharmacy Guild of Australia ($3,204,631); Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union - Electrical, Energy and Services Division ($2,861,140).
- Which bodies are counted under Australian Labor Party? The largest recipient bodies were Australian Labor Party (ALP) ($92,891,946); Australian Labor Party (N.S.W. Branch) ($42,727,036); Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) ($24,686,875).
- Are transfers between the party's own bodies counted? $53,000 was given by one body of the party to another (an internal transfer). Excluding those, donations total $205,367,816.
Who gives
Donors by type. A donor is labelled automatically from its name.
| Organisation | $163,429,356 | 80% |
| Individual | $20,070,868 | 10% |
| Bank / finance | $14,814,228 | 7% |
| Government / tax | $5,462,364 | 3% |
| Party-affiliated club | $1,591,000 | 1% |
| Party body | $53,000 | 0% |
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 Australian Labor Party
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 Labor Party (ALP) | AEC group | $92,891,946 |
| Australian Labor Party (N.S.W. Branch) | AEC group | $42,727,036 |
| Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) | AEC group | $24,686,875 |
| Australian Labor Party (State of Queensland) | AEC group | $16,247,696 |
| Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) | AEC group | $12,411,205 |
| Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch) | AEC group | $7,028,752 |
| Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory) Branch | AEC group | $3,239,257 |
| Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch) - ACT | AEC group | $2,101,196 |
| Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch) | AEC group | $1,911,784 |
| Progressive Business Association Inc | name rule | $1,285,718 |
| ALP (Griffith FEC) | party unit | $200,000 |
| Progressive Business | name rule | $121,441 |
| SA Progressive Business Incorporated | name rule | $95,238 |
| Country Labor Party | AEC group | $88,364 |
| ALP-FED Federal Labor Business Forum | name rule | $73,270 |
| Progressive Business Association - VIC Branch | name rule | $49,332 |
| Federal Labor Business Forum (ALP-NAT) | name rule | $27,500 |
| Progressive Business Association - SA Branch | name rule | $21,185 |
| ALP - Chifley Research Centre | party unit | $20,000 |
| Australian Labor Party - 2010 Election Campaign | party unit | $20,000 |
| Mark Dreyfus QC MP ALP-ISAACS | party unit | $20,000 |
| Australian Labor Party (NSW) Gifts Pty Ltd | name rule | $17,000 |
| ALP (Membership of Federal Labor Business Forum) | name rule | $16,500 |
| ALP Maribyrnong FEA - Shorten Account | party unit | $10,000 |
| Australian Labor Party - Isaacs | party unit | $10,000 |
| Progressive Business Forum - registration fee | name rule | $8,250 |
| Mike Kelly, Member for Monaro/ALP | party unit | $7,817 |
| Federal Labor Business Exchange (ALP-FED) | name rule | $7,500 |
| Progressive Business - VIC - EFT | name rule | $5,713 |
| ALP (Dinner PM Kevin Rudd) | party unit | $5,500 |
All 62 bodies (32 more)
| Body | Counted under party by | Donations |
|---|---|---|
| ALP - Forde FDE | party unit | $5,000 |
| ALP - Moncreif FDE | party unit | $5,000 |
| Michael Danby MHR - ALP Melbourne Ports | party unit | $5,000 |
| Senator Glen Sterle ALP Cmapaign | party unit | $5,000 |
| South Australian Labor Party | party unit | $5,000 |
| Yvette D'ath MP ALP Petire FEC | party unit | $5,000 |
| ALP Progressive Business Association | party unit | $4,950 |
| Australian Labor Party - Legacies and Gifts Ltd | name rule | $3,000 |
| Catering for ALP Lunch | party unit | $2,188 |
| Sheraton on the Park - Plibersek function - ALP | party unit | $2,167 |
| ALP Bruce FEA | party unit | $2,145 |
| Gary Gray ALP Brand Campaign Account | party unit | $2,000 |
| Labor Business Roundtable / ALP-WA | name rule | $2,000 |
| Catering ALP for Lunch | party unit | $1,718 |
| Progressive Business Post Budget Boardroom Lunch | name rule | $1,699 |
| Sheraton on the Park - Bradbury function - ALP | party unit | $1,673 |
| Doltone House - Combet lunch - ALP | party unit | $1,416 |
| ALP - Boardroom Dinner Bill Shorten | party unit | $1,364 |
| Progressive Business Association - Corporate Membership | name rule | $1,150 |
| ALP Kogarah Campaign Account | party unit | $1,000 |
| Australian Labor Party - Everton Campaign | party unit | $1,000 |
| Joel Fitzgibbon, Member for Hunter/ALP | party unit | $1,000 |
| Progressive Business - Annual Dinner | name rule | $895 |
| Mark Bishop ALP Senate Campaign Committee Account | party unit | $660 |
| ALP-FED Labor Business Forum | name rule | $550 |
| Progressive Business - State Budget Breakfast | name rule | $539 |
| ALP Western Metro Region | party unit | $500 |
| Australian Labor Party - Balmain State Campaign | party unit | $400 |
| ALP East Hills Campaign Account | party unit | $250 |
| Australian Labor Party - Kingston FEC | party unit | $245 |
| ALP - Barton and Hughes Campaign | party unit | $182 |
| ALP - ALP Ministerial Forum - Sydney | party unit | $50 |
Largest donors
| Donor | Type | Total | Donations | First | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pratt Holdings Pty Ltd | Organisation | $8,580,370 | 51 | 1998-08-19 | 2025-06-19 |
| The Pharmacy Guild of Australia | Organisation | $3,204,631 | 609 | 1998-08-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union - Electrical, Energy and Services Division | Organisation | $2,861,140 | 39 | 2001-07-10 | 2025-04-29 |
| Village Roadshow Pty Ltd | Organisation | $2,531,134 | 133 | 1998-07-01 | 2022-06-01 |
| Australian Hotels Association (NSW) | Organisation | $2,408,498 | 229 | 2001-04-27 | 2025-05-05 |
| Manildra Group | Organisation | $2,341,602 | 189 | 1998-09-01 | 2025-02-26 |
| Maurice Blackburn Pty Ltd | Organisation | $2,316,142 | 443 | 1998-09-10 | 2025-05-15 |
| Westpac Banking Corporation | Bank / finance | $2,301,463 | 363 | 1998-08-01 | 2025-05-01 |
| Macquarie Group Limited | Bank / finance | $2,174,485 | 317 | 2006-07-11 | 2025-06-30 |
| Electrical Trades Union of Australia - Victorian Branch | Organisation | $2,167,250 | 95 | 2004-07-28 | 2018-06-14 |
| CFMEU | Organisation | $1,929,410 | 60 | 1999-11-18 | 2024-07-16 |
| ANZ Banking Group Limited | Bank / finance | $1,917,659 | 35 | 1999-06-02 | 2024-07-02 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | Organisation | $1,906,726 | 518 | 2002-07-11 | 2023-05-10 |
| TABCORP HOLDINGS LIMITED | Organisation | $1,819,965 | 145 | 1998-09-30 | 2024-09-17 |
| CFMEU Mining & Energy Division - National Office | Organisation | $1,809,000 | 28 | 2004-10-06 | 2013-08-23 |
| Registered Clubs Association of NSW (t/as ClubsNSW) | Organisation | $1,772,755 | 229 | 1999-08-26 | 2025-05-01 |
| Westfield Corporation Limited | Organisation | $1,633,570 | 76 | 2006-07-01 | 2016-04-11 |
| Leighton Holdings | Organisation | $1,602,210 | 283 | 1998-07-23 | 2014-05-15 |
| Progressive Business Association Inc. | Party-affiliated club | $1,591,000 | 15 | 2000-08-09 | 2006-06-01 |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | Individual | $1,558,055 | 326 | 2001-07-04 | 2025-05-30 |
| Woodside Energy Group Ltd | Organisation | $1,497,752 | 90 | 2005-02-02 | 2025-06-30 |
| Ernst & Young | Organisation | $1,490,276 | 264 | 1999-09-28 | 2024-11-13 |
| AUSTRALIAN HOTELS & HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION INC. | Organisation | $1,402,096 | 49 | 2000-12-13 | 2025-04-08 |
| Macquarie Bank | Bank / finance | $1,332,781 | 336 | 1998-07-06 | 2006-06-08 |
| Australian Hotels Association (SA Branch) | Organisation | $1,310,334 | 350 | 2002-02-11 | 2025-06-27 |
By financial year
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| Financial year | Donations |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $16,309,611 |
| 2023-24 | $7,018,182 |
| 2022-23 | $7,150,428 |
| 2021-22 | $13,211,540 |
| 2020-21 | $6,102,220 |
| 2019-20 | $4,002,098 |
| 2018-19 | $12,193,211 |
| 2017-18 | $6,702,489 |
| 2016-17 | $4,785,837 |
| 2015-16 | $7,540,561 |
| 2014-15 | $4,325,135 |
| 2013-14 | $8,483,965 |
| 2012-13 | $5,362,557 |
| 2011-12 | $3,276,577 |
| 2010-11 | $8,799,980 |
| 2009-10 | $4,760,915 |
| 2008-09 | $5,358,219 |
| 2007-08 | $11,988,055 |
| 2006-07 | $8,703,044 |
| 2005-06 | $4,558,136 |
| 2004-05 | $11,561,044 |
| 2003-04 | $8,260,595 |
| 2002-03 | $8,143,302 |
| 2001-02 | $9,114,512 |
| 2000-01 | $6,076,903 |
| 1999-00 | $4,478,953 |
| 1998-99 | $7,152,747 |
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.