Climate 200 backer tops list of Australia’s biggest political donors Robert Keldoulis and his investment firm Keldoulis Investments poured $1.1m into the fundraising vehicle last year.
Share trader Robert Keldoulis and his investment firm Keldoulis Investments Pty Limited donated a combined $1.1m to the fundraising vehicle in 2023-24, according to figures published by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on Monday.
A major Climate 200 backer has again topped the latest list of political donors, new figures reveal, as the Albanese government attempts to pass sweeping laws to curb big money in politics.
Conspicuously absent from this year’s list was billionaire Clive Palmer, who has topped the list in recent years after funnelling tens of millions of dollars through his company Mineralogy into his party United Australia Party.
The Simon Holmes à Court-helmed fundraising group received $4.4m in donations overall in 2023-24, part of a war chest that will be used to support the campaigns of up to 30 community independents at this year’s federal election.
