Exclusive: Gladys Liu demanded Liberal Party pay back her $100k donation auspol
Ms Liu, who has claimed she has raised more than $1 million for the Liberal Party, would not say on Wednesday whether she had requested the party pay back at least $100,000.
Under Australian law, interest-free loans need to be disclosed to the Australian Electoral Commission as "gifts in kind".The money, which was used for extra mailouts and social media campaigns, came a few months after former Chisholm MP Julia Banks quit the Liberal Party. Ms Liu started acting for the company in late 2015 to secure political backing for its plans to introduce electric buses in Australia. She says she acted "pro bono" for the company because she was passionate about renewable energy.
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