- by cnn
- 15 Aug 2024
Climate 200, a company set up as a fundraising vehicle to bankroll campaigns, has raised millions of dollars for a series of independent candidates challenging sitting Liberal MPs in inner-city constituencies.
Climate 200 has already disclosed several thousand donors on its website, although a complete filing to the Australian Electoral Commission will require additional details including the sum donated.
In September Porter declared that the Legal Services Trust part paid his legal fees for a defamation case against the ABC, with funds from undisclosed sources.
An analysis of recent electoral expenditure suggests the three-year retrospective application will capture about a dozen organisations, including climate activist charities, unions, Universities Australia, and the Master Builders Australia, which said it accepts it will have to register.
Guardian Australia also contacted Morton for comment.
The Global Wellness Institute (GWI), a non-profit authority on the global wellness market, today unveiled fresh insights into Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning $19.8 billion wellness economy. The new data highlights the Kingdom as one of the fastest-expanding wellness hubs in the Middle East and North Africa, boasting an impressive 66% average annual growth in wellness tourism from 2020 to 2022.
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