Labor has questioned whether Peter Dutton’s GoFundMe page in support of flood-affected communities may have breached Queensland fundraising laws, where individuals are required to seek state government approval for any one-off fundraising appeal.
Dutton and fellow Liberal MP Luke Howarth sparked an online backlash for setting up GoFundMe pages in the wake of the floods, with criticism the assistance should be provided by the government instead of through community fundraising.
