Editing Australian Labor Party (section)

== Donors ==
{{See also|Political funding in Australia}}

In 2023/24, state and federal branches of Labor reported $67.5 million in donations. Labor's largest donation was $1m from [[Anthony Pratt (businessman)|Anthony Pratt]]. Other large donors were unions and gambling companies.<ref>{{cite news |title=Billionaires, betting companies and 'dark' donations: 2023-24's political finance data released |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/who-are-the-biggest-donors-to-australias-political-parties/ojow9dhy3 |work=SBS News |language=en}}</ref>

The Labor Party also receives undisclosed funding through several methods, such as "associated entities". [[John Curtin House]], Industry 2020, IR21 and the Happy Wanderers Club are entities which have been used to funnel donations to the Labor Party without disclosing the source.<ref>{{cite web|title=Australian political donations: Who gave how much?|website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-24/aec-political-donations-table/7959394|access-date=7 September 2017|date=24 October 2016|archive-date=2 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402162754/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-24/aec-political-donations-table/7959394|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Slush fund royal commission: the labour movement faces its demons|url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/slush-fund-royal-commission-the-labour-movement-faces-its-demons-20140307-34cqu.html|access-date=7 September 2017|date=7 March 2014|archive-date=7 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907170951/http://www.smh.com.au/national/slush-fund-royal-commission-the-labour-movement-faces-its-demons-20140307-34cqu.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Bill Shorten: Campaign for Labor leadership received money from allegedly dodgy, multi-million-dollar-union slush fund|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/bill-shorten-campaign-for-labor-leadership-received-money-from-allegedly-dodgy-multimilliondollarunion-slush-fund/news-story/0e42db612fbc73f93f03a9bb97bbad29|access-date=7 September 2017|archive-date=2 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402162800/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/bill-shorten-campaign-for-labor-leadership-received-money-from-allegedly-dodgy-multimilliondollarunion-slush-fund/news-story/0e42db612fbc73f93f03a9bb97bbad29|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Union set up Labor slush fund, court told|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/politics-news/union-set-up-labor-slush-fund-court-told/news-story/91229aa02919a20dcf8fa75749b26dfb|access-date=7 September 2017|archive-date=2 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402162804/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/politics-news/union-set-up-labor-slush-fund-court-told/news-story/91229aa02919a20dcf8fa75749b26dfb|url-status=live}}</ref>

A 2019 report found that the Labor Party received $33,000 from pro-gun groups during the 2011–2018 periods compared to $82,000 received by the Coalition.<ref name="Knowles-2019">{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-27/australian-gun-lobby-as-well-organised-as-nra-report-finds/10940384|title=Gun lobby's 'concerted and secretive' bid to undermine Australian laws|last=Knowles|first=Lorna|date=27 March 2019|work=ABC News|access-date=15 July 2019|archive-date=2 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402162805/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-27/australian-gun-lobby-as-well-organised-as-nra-report-finds/10940384|url-status=live}}</ref>