Amazon paid Labor and Liberal branches $538,000 over six years
Amazon's biggest payment to an Australian party on record was $46,500. It went to Labor's federal branch.
Amazon made 34 payments to Labor and Liberal branches over six years. Together, the payments added up to $538,000.
Federal disclosures show this. Amazon's largest payment to an Australian party on record was $46,500.
It went to Labor's federal branch. The payment came days after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Amazon Web Services in Seattle.
Amazon Web Services chief executive Matt Garman had outlined a $20bn plan. The plan is for datacentres in Melbourne and Sydney.
Amazon has also paid more than $200,000 to Labor's fundraising forum. These were membership fees, paid since mid-2021.
The article says the money did not sway government decisions. An Amazon spokesperson said its payments to fundraising forums were not related to public investments.
Those public investments include datacentre projects. Payments like these are legal.
But governments face community backlash for fast-tracking datacentres.
- $46,500 to Labor's federal branch
- Largest payment
- $538,000 across 34 payments
- Six-year total
- $20bn for Melbourne and Sydney
- Datacentre plan
- More than $200,000 since mid-2021
- Fundraising forum fees
Why it mattersCompanies that pay parties may get access to ministers. The public should see who pays.
AustraliaGovernments are fast-tracking datacentres, so how big tech firms fund political parties matters to Australians.
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