The Industries

Millions of dollars have flowed from industries to Labor and the Liberal/National Parties since 2012

Some of our most powerful businesses, like coal seam gas giant, Santos and Crown Casino to Westpac and Woodside and most influential industries, like property development, professional lobbyists and coal and gas companies.

Dig deeper into the donation data on Labor Party and Liberal/National Party pages, or deep-dive with your own analyis and search the AEC donation data.

Category$ to Labor$ to L/NP

Banking and Finance Industry

Includes: Commercial banks, merchant banks, insurance companies, companies which mainly invest in equities. Please note, this category also includes interest earned from investments and term deposits of political parties.

Labor:
$34,249,973
since 2012

Liberal/National
$52,260,438
since 2012

Developers and Property Industry

Includes: Property developers, construction companies, engineering companies and engineering consultants, real estate agents, property consultants, architects, listed property trusts

Labor:
$8,157,273
since 2012

Liberal/National
$26,383,477
since 2012

Energy and Resource Companies

Includes: Businesses involved in the exploration and extraction of minerals or other resources and, businesses involved in activities such as purchasing oil/gas/or other energy, distribution of energy, and marketing of energy products. Includes all fossil fuel companies.

Labor:
$8,047,296
since 2012

Liberal/National
$15,617,030
since 2012

Consultancies and Law Firms

Includes: Business and management consulting companies and Law firms

Labor:
$11,352,192
since 2012

Liberal/National
$8,941,996
since 2012

Gambling - Tobacco - Alcohol

Includes: Manufacturers of gaming machines, casinos, betting firms, race horse breeders, breweries, distilleries, wineries and other businesses involved with the manufacturing, distribution and sale of alcoholic beverages, including registered clubs, hotel chains and associated organisations, and businesses that produce tobacco products.

Labor:
$8,755,839
since 2012

Liberal/National
$10,580,831
since 2012

Pharma & Private Health Industry

Includes: Private health companies, companies which own and operate private retirement villages, pharmaceutical manufacturers, dental clinics, suppliers of medical diagnostic equipment and veterinary medical operations and NDIS providers

Labor:
$8,800,757
since 2012

Liberal/National
$9,204,133
since 2012

Manufacturing and Heavy Industry

Includes: All manufacturers of finished products not mentioned in other specific categories, heavy industrial firms.

Labor:
$4,627,144
since 2012

Liberal/National
$10,526,217
since 2012

Media and Communications

Includes: Newspapers, radio, television, telecommunications, publishers, advertising agencies, market research and polling companies, public relations and communications consultants, cinemas, amusement park owners and suppliers, tourism operators.

Labor:
$8,677,817
since 2012

Liberal/National
$4,778,833
since 2012

Services & Retail Sector

Includes: Companies that sell products or services directly to the public including restaurants and supermarkets; computer hardware and software companies and IT service providers; faith based organisations and non government organisations that provide welfare other services; sporting clubs and peak sporting organisations.

Labor:
$5,210,759
since 2012

Liberal/National
$8,186,136
since 2012

Food and Agriculture

Includes: Agricultural and food processing companies

Labor:
$2,627,239
since 2012

Liberal/National
$6,743,897
since 2012

Lobbying Firms

Includes: Professional political lobbyists, business organisations which lobby on behalf of the business members and professional organisations which have as one of their roles working with governments to secure benefits for their members.

Labor:
$3,971,203
since 2012

Liberal/National
$3,199,081
since 2012

Education

Includes: private schools, private colleges and, for profit private education institutions

Labor:
$571,919
since 2012

Liberal/National
$1,382,009
since 2012

Defence & Weapons Industry

Includes: Manufacturers and suppliers of military equipment and materials, Business that import and sell firearms, firearms interest groups and shooting associations

Labor:
$532,474
since 2012

Liberal/National
$1,271,334
since 2012

Uncategorised Company

Donor identified as a corporation, but D4S needs more information before they can be categorised further

Labor:
$540,592
since 2012

Liberal/National
$1,110,015
since 2012