Business leaders, lobbyists, media executives and actors have descended on Canberra for a night of shameless networking … sorry, raising money for charity.
In Canberra this week, as is tradition this time of year, wealth flew in to pay its respects to power, all in the hope of gaining influence.
While Melbourne has its Cup and the Australian Open and Sydney has The Everest, major eventists in the nation’s capital must make do withAnd there they all were: business leaders, prominent lobbyists, media executives and famous actors from the bigger cities converging on the Great Hall of Parliament House on Wednesday for a night of reunions and shameless networking … sorry, we mean raising money for charity.
The 25th anniversary ball, hosted as always by the parliamentary press gallery, aimed to raise $350,000. Earlier, the online auction for the Midwinter Ball raised more than $52,000 for worthy causes as bidders fought keenly over prizes included dinner with Prime MinisterThe theme of the ball was ‘love is in the air’. Topical for the debut of politics’ newest couple, Victorian Jewish Labor MP. Arm in arm with her new beau, Purcell said she felt “relief to be honest”.also kept with the theme of the ball with a “Love Harder” clutch bag.
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