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Political parties receive more than $138m in ‘dark money’ before new donation rules begin

Labor, Liberals and the Greens given tens of millions of dollars each from undisclosed sources, analysis shows

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2

Gina Rinehart’s company donated almost $900k to rightwing group Advance, political donations data shows

Clive Palmer’s Minerology was the single biggest political donor in 2024-25, giving $53.1m to Trumpet of Patriots, which failed to win a seat

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2

Major parties spend big but Clive Palmer goes larger

Billionaires bet big on major parties at the federal poll but the standout spender was Clive Palmer, despite failing to get any of his candidates elected.

AAP · Feb 1

Starmer criticises Tommy Robinson endorsement of Reform UK by-election candidate

The Prime Minister was also asked if the Gorton and Denton poll should be viewed as a referendum on his premiership.

Evening Standard · Jan 31

Labour announces Manchester councillor Angeliki Stogia as by-election candidate

The Manchester city councillor for Whalley Range was revealed as the party’s candidate for the seat on Saturday afternoon.

Evening Standard · Jan 31

Labour unveils candidate for Gorton and Denton by-election as party attempts to avoid defeat

Selection of relatively unknown candidate comes days after Burnham was denied permission to stand

The Independent UK · Jan 31

Labour MPs ‘reluctant to campaign in by-election’ as Reform and Greens threaten to snatch seat

‘We would have won with Andy Burnham, but I know activists from my constituency don’t exactly feel inspired to go and campaign there now,’ says one Labour MP

The Independent UK · Jan 30

Gorton and Denton byelection: Labour won comfortably in 2024 but Reform could benefit from a split vote on the left

A byelection has been set for February 26 in the Manchester constituency of Gorton and Denton. This will be a big test for Keir Starmer’s Labour party and a temperature check on the state of multi-party politics in the North. Although Labour won the seat comfortably in 2024, some early…

The Conversation · Jan 30

Greens unveil Gorton and Denton candidate with ‘stop Reform’ message

Councillor Hannah Spencer, a 34-year-old plumber, was announced as the Green candidate.

Evening Standard · Jan 30

Greens select former mayoral candidate to run in Gorton and Denton byelection

Hannah Spencer, a Trafford councillor and plumber, ran as the party’s candidate for mayor of Manchester in 2024

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30