Greasing the Wheels

ADANI MINING PTY LTD (ADANI)
Donations and contributions
Electoral Commission of Queensland annual disclosure returns 71 and Australia Electoral
Commission annual disclosure returns 72 reveal the following contributions to the
Liberal National Party of Queensland by Adani Pty Ltd.
Donated To Return year Amount
Qld LNP 2012/13 $13,800
Liberal Party of Australia 2013/14 $49,500
Qld LNP 2014/2015 $7,000
Total $70,300
In 2013/14 the Liberal Party of Australia donated $95,905 to the Liberal National Party
of Queensland. 73
Access
Adani obtained 12 meetings with Newman Government Ministers in 2013/2014,
according to published ministerial diaries, including numerous meetings with the
Deputy Premier, Jeff Seeney. A list of the recorded ministerial meetings is provided
below. Adani has also given gifts, including a silver plate worth $575 to Jeff Popp,
Chief of staff to the Deputy Premier, and a Silver bowl to worth $740 to Jeff Seeney,
Deputy Premier, which were apparently placed on display and appear not to have
been retained by the recipients 74 .
71
Electoral Commission of Queensland annual disclosure returns
https://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/candidates-and-parties/funding-and-disclosure/disclosurereturns/annual-disclosure-returns
72
Political Party Annural Returns 2013-2014 Liberal Party of Australia
http://periodicdisclosures.aec.gov.au/Party.aspx
73 Australian Electoral Commission, periodic disclosures, 2013-14
http://periodicdisclosures.aec.gov.au/Returns/55/SIWV2.pdf
74 Ministerial Gifts register, Queensland Government, https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/ministerial-giftsregister
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