The $55,000 donation grants access to National party politicians via a policy forum membership scheme
British American Tobacco made its largest donation to Australia’s National party in 20 years as the Albanese government announced tougher vaping and tobacco control laws.British American Tobacco made its largest donation to Australia’s National party in 20 years as the Albanese government announced tougher vaping and tobacco control laws.
to the party’s national policy forum gives members access to Nationals ministers and politicians at policy events, luncheons and budget dinners. Tobacco company funding to the Nationals in the 2022-23 financial year reached $130,000, comprising almost a fifth of the receipts disclosed in the Laneway Assets disclosure form, totalling $628,950. Bill in December, Independent senator David Pocock called on politicians and political parties to stop accepting donations from tobacco companies and to revoke access given to tobacco industry representatives to enter Parliament House.
Guardian Australia contacted the spokesperson for the leader of the Nationals, David Littleproud, for comment but did not receive a response.In response to allegations that tobacco companies are influencing Nationals policy and big tobacco donations are part of that influence, Littleproud said: “That’s a pure, petty political statement.”
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